To follow Aristotle's four characteristics, Medea fits the first one. She does come from a well-distinguished family. Her father is King

Aeetes. Medea is also a better-than-average person. With her great deception she can fool many people. For example she killed her own brother and duped her father. Another example would be that she caused Pelias' own daughters to murder him. She deceives Jason by telling him she would like to make amends for their past. Medea says," Surely you can afford to forgive my bad temper: after all there has been much love between us."(p.320) She continues to tell true lies to Jason. Also Medea is very crafted in poison. She sends gifts to the princess that poison her.

In the end, conclusion has it that Medea was certainly an atypical tragic hero. Medea does measure up to the four characteristics of a tragic hero, but not exactly in the usual ways a typical hero would. So it can be inferred that Euripides' Medea

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