Euripides
In Euripides¡¯ ¡°Medea,¡± Jason and Medea have very contradicting views on each other¡¯s incentives of the actions that they took. For Jason, the motivation for his new marriage is to bring happiness, wealth and prestige to his family. However, Medea views herself as the victim of the new marriage and she does not understand why she has to sacrifice her own happiness for the happiness of the other members of the family. This tension between Jason and Medea builds up and Jason¡¯s refusal to acknowledge Medea as the victim brings about the tragic ending to the play. This play provides a good insight into different psychologies of men and women. In the play, Jason and Medea have very different points of view about Jason¡¯s new marriage. Jason views his new marriage to the king¡¯s daughter as a good opportunity for him to provide wealth and prestige for hi
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Approximate Word count = 581
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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