... symbolizes that she can do whatever she wants without any consequences, especially since these are the gods that the people call upon for help. With Medea possessing these intellectual powers and violent heart, she plays a role in the deaths of so many people around her. After Medea realizes that the passion she has for her husband Jason is too much for her to bear, she becomes ... women of today can relate to. Medea's passion for Jason is so strong that she wants to end her life. "Ah, wretch! Ah, lost in my sufferings, I wish, I wish I might die" (697). Medea devises what she knows bes...

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