Medea 3
The tragic play Medea, originally written by Euripides then later translated by Philip Vellacott, describes the intense love that Medea expresses towards Jason, a prince on a quest for the Golden Fleece. In an attempt to become closer to the throne, Jason marries Medea, and they parent two children together. However, Jason divorces Medea and marries a young princess. Many themes present themselves throughout this tragic play, but three offer the strongest topics of discussion; one, the greatest people fall the greatest distances, two, great people cannot control their emotions, therefore, they strike back with extreme violence, and three, excessive love leads to an inevitable misfortune. First, Euripides describes how the greatest, most renowned, people fall to a doom of immeasurable pain and suffering; moreover, he uses Medea as his ideal example. Medea prepares to slaughter her two sons: “My accursed
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Approximate Word count = 614
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)
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