The medea

In Euripides play, The Medea, Medea is an example of a women who suffered from her stolen innocence. She is a princess from the non-Greek land of Colchis. The outcome of her trials with her preserve Jason has caused her to receive the powerful, barbarian like women she portrays in the end of the play. Medeas stock of her young naïve self evokes her lost identity that leads her to her ultimate ruthlessness. The center plot of the play is how Medeas barbarian origins originated from Jasons actions. His leaving her caused her to become the personification of revenge.

        Medea fell in savor with a earthly concern named Jason who was new to her homeland where she was safe and secure. She is taken from her land and her family for the love of Jason, she is basically a piece of clay that he molds. She questions why she left her homeland, why she gave up absolutely everything, scarce for it to root in Jason taking a new bride. She feels empty and finable and often moans to herself, calling out her fathers name, and her land, and her home betrayed when she came away with a man who is now determined to dishonor her (60). She has only offense towards Jason, which leads to her miserable being.

Jason has a new bride now, so Jason neglects his children (62). This causes only much pain for Medea. Jason decided that he wanted to divorce Medea and draw the princess of Corinth, casting Medea aside as if they had never been married. Not only is Medea paying for the divorce, the two children are also effected by it. This sort of activity was acceptable for Greek standards, but non for Medea. Medea will not accept anything less until she feels Jason has...

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