In Euripides' play Medea, the main character, Medea, was astonished by the fact that Jason, her husband, was to marry the princess of Corinth. She did not hold back her hatred for Jason or Creon's royal family. She wished for the death of Jason, the princess, and Creon and eventually acted upon it after she found a place of refuge from King Aegeus of Athens. At the end of the play, Medea was victorious in her goals to destroy the royal family and Jason. She ended up killing the princess and her father Creon, as well as her two sons and escaped to Athens. The outcome of the play in which Medea died would produce a different response than that of the play where Medea lived.
When Medea escaped to Athens I felt a sense of bitterness toward her bec
This play was obviously a tragedy and I found myself angry at the outcome when Medea was allowed safe travel away from her troubles. I would expect that any tragedy would have ended with the death of the character afflicted with the most problems. However, Medea is allowed to live peacefully as she may with King Aegeus in his kingdom. There is no justice for her sons or for Jason.
ause she got away with murdering four people, including her own two sons. During the climax of the play, Jason ran to save his children from Medea's rage. What made me upset was though he tried to keep her from harming his two sons, he could not arrive in time to spoil Medea's mixed perception of the sin she was committing. By killing her two sons, she only wished
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