... 's model, the list of characteristics that Aristotle describes became a prototype and outline for many Greek tragedy writers. Euripedes wrote over one hundred tragedies and many times he followed Aristotle's definition. Medea is unique in that it consists of many of Aristotle's ideas as well as some that Euripedes implemented himself. Aristotle states that a tragic hero must be noble, which means that ... the act does she realize how detrimental the killing of her own children was to herself. This realization of her own viciousness is the fourth characteristic of the tragic hero. Medea s...

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... particular ideas through literary pieces offers a new dimension to the ideas of slave morality and master morality. The works of Poetics by Aristotle and Medea by Euripides offer contrasting styles possessed by both authors who each respectively show a strong sense of slave morality and master morality. Euripides' work is ... or have an established flow in thought that it adheres to. The appearance of Aegeus can be viewed as irrelevant to the plot as Medea seemingly would execute her plan to bring wrath upon Jason regardless of Aegeus' assurance of safety[Poetics,XII,1461b19]. This point...

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