(855) 4-ESSAYS

Type a new keyword(s) and press Enter to search

Medea - greek play

Jason's arguments with Medea reveal him being an assertive because he does not ask, he tells Medea what will happen. He even tries to convince her that it is for the better and they all will benefit from his new marriage. Jason has a very little relationship with his sons and when he finds out that they are dead he becomes dynamic and wants all of a sudden to see them and provide a proper burial. Jason is for the most part a static character who betrays the trust of his wife Medea and can be considered the antagonist of the play.
             The chorus is commonly found in many Greek plays but varies slightly depending upon the circumstances. For the most part the chorus is active in Greek drama. Often times it stands apart from the action and comments directly on the irony of the situation as it does in Medea. In this play the chorus's central task is to pass on valuable judgments on the behavior of Medea and the things that Jason has done. A group of women in Corinth assume the role of the chorus. The supply the audience with a most basic prospective on the events as they occur. Throughout the play the women are trying to reason with Medea and convince her that her stubborn ways are an overreaction. When Medea reveals her plan to the chorus of women they question her and try to reason with her when they say, .
             "Since you have shared your knowledge of your plan with us, I both wish to help you and support the normal ways of mankind, and tell you not to do this thing but can you have the heart to kill your own flesh and blood?" (p.26).
             They try to help her deal with her anger that she has towards Jason. Most of the time they are sympathetic to Medea's cause and try to warn her of the consequences of .
             4.
             violating the law. An example of this sympathetic support would be when the chorus directly says, "You are in the right, Medea in paying your husband back."(p.9) The chorus in this play serves as what could be referred to as a confidant to Medea and helps her deal with the recent conflicts that have arisen.


Essays Related to Medea - greek play

1. Medea - Men and Women in Ancient Greece

In the play Medea, Euripides shows the major roles that men and women play in Greek society and questions the audience on whether Athenian society was strongly patriarchal. ... At the start of the play Medea Euripides gives Medea an opening speech to the chorus in which she reminds the audience of the powerless position of women in Greek society by referring to the women as "wretched creatures" and by stating that they do anything for their men. ... Jason was the antagonist in the play and was the one the audience was positioned to hate at the start, Jason portrayed a typical male in...

  • Word Count: 629
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Medea

In the play Medea, by Euripides, many techniques are incorporated to augment the compelling persona of the protagonist, Medea. ... The notions behind this speech are vital to the play and the vigor of it is essential in presenting the compelling Medea persona. ... Dramatic suspense is utilized throughout the play to draw interest to Medea's persona. ... Creon, one of the most powerful men in Greece, is describe in gory details after his death, a defeated man. ... Deus Ex Machina was a commonly used technique of ancient Greece. ...

  • Word Count: 1140
  • Approx Pages: 5
  • Grade Level: High School

3. Medea

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. ... As an introduction to the play, the status of women in Greek society should be briefly discussed. ... Unfortunately, Medea's desire to exact revenge on Jason is greater than her love for her children, and at the end of the play she kills them. ... On the other hand, Medea shows some he...

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

4. Medea

The play Medea by Eurypides is looked upon as a tragedy even though in the end, the main character of the story succeeds in what she had set upon to accomplish. Even so, this play still fits the Aristotelian definition of a tragedy. ... He is seen by the Greek people as an infamous person. ... For the first half of the play, the audience is introduced to Medea and her pathetic situation. ... The actions of this play cause sadness and empathy on part of the audience for Medea and sorrow for the sacrifices that she chose to make. ...

  • Word Count: 679
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

5. Medea

Perhaps one of Euripides's bolder accomplishments was achieved in the production of the tragedy Medea, which expressed and revealed the immorality of female oppression to the conservative Greek society. ... Throughout the play Medea is constantly dominating her situation and getting exactly what she wants, especially when it is from a man. ... Medea is a very masculine woman; the kind of woman Greek men of Euripides' day didn't appreciate. ... Medea, too, feels protected and invulnerable from Greek attacks against her as she plans the destruction of Jason, his bride, and King C...

  • Word Count: 957
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

6. Medea

Medea refers to many of the characters in this Greek tragedy by using symbolic content. ... As the play progresses, strange events begin to take place with many of the animals in the play, Medea. ... Furthermore, Medea's tone plays a very important role throughout the play because it reveals Medea's deep thoughts, and her emotions for Jason. ... Throughout most of the play Medea pleads for death to arrive. ... In conclusion, the play Medea uses figurative language, and animal imagery to depict many of the characters in the play. ...

  • Word Count: 1050
  • Approx Pages: 4
  • Grade Level: High School

7. MEDEA

Euripides's Medea, translated by Michael Townsend, is compiled of numerous themes, and social commentaries that build the "dramatic action" necessary for this Greek tragedy, making it a well-known and extendedly read piece of literature (Corrigan 553). ... Medea's love for Jason and her plan of ultimate revenge move the play to its dramatic climax, thus giving it the substance necessary for it to be a real Greek Tragedy. ... The play starts off with Nurse stating that "everything's gone wrong," which leads us to believe that this is a play without resolution, and full of chaoti...

  • Word Count: 835
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

8. Greek Woman

Women Lives In Ancient Greece Although women in fact play virtually no public role other than a religious one in the political and social life of ancient Greece, they dominate the imaginative life of Greek men to a degree almost unparalleled in the Western tradition.... ... As one can see, women did not play a very large public role in Greece. ... Medea played an important role in her relationship with Jason, a role that never would have existed in true Greece. ... That is to say, Medea is not Greek. ... While not going as far to exhibit women as triumphant murders, Plato demonstrated his id...

  • Word Count: 2174
  • Approx Pages: 9
  • Has Bibliography
  • Grade Level: High School

9. Medea as a Tragic Heroine

In ancient Greece, tragic plays were very popular among both spectators and judges, and one of the most famous tragic playwrights of the time was Euripides. Though one of his plays, Medea, was rather unpopular because of its feminist ideas at the time, it is now one of the most studied and famous plays among scholars and readers alike. ... Firstly, Medea experiences a variety of internal and external conflicts throughout the play. ... This causes a great disturbance and grief among nearly all of the characters in the play, including Medea herself. ... All the play's tragedies occur ...

  • Word Count: 787
  • Approx Pages: 3
  • Grade Level: High School

Got a writing question? Ask our professional writer!
Submit My Question