... not mind if I go into exile. It is the children being in trouble that I mind." (Euripides p. 12) She plays upon Creon's weakness for children. Medea uses the time he allows her to plot revenge against Jason and his new royal family. The heroin puts her plan into action killing both the king and the princess ... "parallels" in these plays aside form the heroines and their husbands. (McGrath) Creon "parallels" Krogstad. Both men want something from the main characters. Creon wants Medea to be exiled from Corinth, and Krogstad wants Nora to convince her husband to let her keep his job at th...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... she was wronged by Jason, but in a larger sense, she is speaking out against the inferior status of women, which effectively allows Jason to discard Medea at will. Third, she shows that she is clever and resourceful. Rather than use physical force to accomplish her plans, she uses her mind instead ... 817). This shows that she believes that by killing her children, she will basically ruin Jason's life, effectively getting her revenge. The second reason for Medea killing her children has nothing to do with revenge. If she left her children with Jason, they would be living in a society that...

• Word Count: 1974
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School