In the Greek tragedy Medea, Euripides shows standards set by society on how Medea should act as a mother and a wife. We also see how Jason should act as a husband and a father. At this point in time, a difference exists ... -376). These are the people she directly hates and wants dead, primarily Jason. She never mentions her children on that line, meaning that she does not hate them directly. Medea, before killing her children, says, "go forward to where life's pain begins" (line 1245). The notes say that "where life's pain begins" is a "Greek metaphor ... and the finish of a running race" (...

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