1. medea
... no say or voice at all. By doing so he forces the audience (composed predominately of males) to listen to the sound opinions and reasoning of women, challenging societies fundamental perception that women are thoughtless and emotional. By using an interesting combination of irony and characterization in his character construction ... asks Medea why she would kill her children because of his marriage. She replies: "Do you imagine that loss of this is a trivial grief for a woman?"(line 1368). The "hero" replies, "for a woman of sense, yes." Yet, at least some occupants of the misogynist wo...
- Word Count: 7698
- Approx Pages: 31
- Grade Level: High School