The category of this reading is tragedy and tragic it is. There is no doubt that we are dealing with a life and death situation here. A few questions need to be answer from the moral standpoint. Can we defend Medea's actions in any way? I Jason free of blame? What is the moral of the story?
Medea did not fit the mold of the typical Greek woman, 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. Central to the whole plot is Medea's barbarian origins and how they are related to her actions
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