... scorned. Two of these plays are Euripides" Medea and Friedrich Durrenmatt's The Visit. Both of these plays demonstrate the qualities of tragedies, for example humans must pass through suffering. In Medea, Medea suffers at the hands of Jason. She kills her brother and betrays her father by stealing the golden fleece, which means ... is shunned from the town. This is a similarity between the two plays, both woman are tragic heroes that are betrayed by their lovers. In addition, both women seek revenge. Medea realizes that what is most important to Jason are his sons, knowing this she take...

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Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the "barbarian", or non-Greek, land of Colchis. Throughout the play, it becomes evident to the reader that Medea is no ordinary woman by Greek standards. Central to the whole plot is Medea's barbarian origins and how they are related to her actions. In this paper, I am attempting to ... on one alone." (231-247) Though it is improbable that women went around openly saying things of this nature, it is likely that this attitude was shared by most or all Greek w...

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