Medea
Medea vs. The Traditional Roles of Women in Ancient Greece The Greek tragedy, Medea by Euripides, is the tale of a woman scorned and her tactful revenge. During the era in which Medea takes place, society often placed women into submissive roles. However, the play Medea challenges the conventional customs of Greece. Euripides displays the nonconformity and rebelliousness of Medea as a means of criticizing the treatment of women in ancient Greece. Upon reading Euripides’ Medea, one finds that Medea has many untraditional characteristics for a woman. Medea’s headstrong and opinionated nature is one aspect of her nonconformity to traditional Greek standards. Traditionally, women could only be incorporated into two roles: mothers and wives, nothing more- nothing less. Medea defies perceptions of gender by exhibiting both male and female characteristics. Her ability to separate herself from her “womanly” emotions at times and perform acts that society does not see women capable of doing, further prove her ability to adapt to different situations. Upon marriage, women no longer had any control over their property. Therefore, any property those women possessed immediately had to be turned over to their husbands. She had no rights
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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