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Medea - greek play

            The Greek play Medea was published in 431 BC by Euripides. This play depicted a revengeful Medea who was betrayed by the untrustworthy husband Jason. Medea made many sacrifices to please Jason so that they could live happily together. The conflict will evolve when Jason falls in love with the daughter of the king, Creon. Medea will become enraged as a result and will seek revenge. She is a very cleaver woman and will find a way to get back at Jason for what he did to her. She cares for her children very much but is willing to have them die in order to get her revenge against him. Throughout the play the chorus will try to console her and comfort her. They offer her advice and don't understand why Jason could do such a horrible deed. This play written by Euripides will deal with the ugliness of revenge and betrayal and how one woman has set out to get even at all costs.
             In the play Medea, Jason served as the antagonist to the central conflict in the play. Jason was married to Medea and they had two children together. She made many sacrifices for him in order for him to get the Golden Fleece. She killed her brother and even had Pelias killed the king of Ioclus. Jason no longer was happy with his marriage to Medea and divorced her to marry Creon's daughter instead. This is explained to Medea by Jason when he says, "What luckier chance could I have come across than this, an exile to marry the daughter of the king?" (p.18) This marriage would lead to the central conflict of the play. By doing this the audience gets the impression that Jason is a no good, untrustworthy, and unfaithful husband. Jason's life was even saved by Medea when they were getting the Golden Fleece as it states, "I saved your life, and every Greek knows I saved it, who was a shipmate of yours aboard the Argo."(p.16) To Jason's credit .
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             he does offer Medea help in finding a new place to stay and live. He even writes letters to his friends over seas and asks them.


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