Medea
Medea exacts horrible revenge from Jason. Discuss Euripides’ exploration of the desire for personal revenge in Medea. In the end do we view her as a criminal or not?Euripides Medea explores the desire of personal revenge in each character, and how it is used before any mercy and reason. Medea, who has been betrayed by her beloved husband, takes divine revenge to punish him for his untimely departure, only to seek the rewards that revenge offers to ones pride. The senseless rage and revenge endured on Jason, is only reversed for the repercussions Medea has administered on his. To overcome the anger, in which Medea reveals during the play, Medea seeks revenge on Glauce, which counteracts against Creon, who was indeed liable for her exile. We sympathize with Medea’s suffering and heartache that has crippled her of a superior life, yet we detest the action in which depict her as a criminal. Medea, who has been dishonestly betrayed by her husband Jason, uses revenge to punish him for his deeds and to seek the rewards which it offers to ones pride. Jaso
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Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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