Medea Themes and Charachters

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Medea
- Characters
  - Medea
    - Leaves her home with Jason, kills her father by stealing the gloden fleece, chops her brother up into pieces and throws him over board on the journey, kills Glauce, Creon and her sons
  - Jason
    - Leaves Medea for Glauce, tries to insist he's doing it for Medea's benefit and not for his
  - Creon
    - King of Corinth. Tries to banish Medea, gives her one more day and gets poisoned by her gifts to Glauce, his daughter
  - Glauce
    - Marries Jason, killed by Medea's poisoned gifts, brought by her sons
  - Aegeus
    - King of Athens. Promises Medea refuge in Athens if she can get there
  - Sons
    - Sons of Medea and Jason. Sent to the palace with poisoned gifts. Killed by Medea to spite Jason
- Themes
  - Love
    - Medea loved Jason and Jason loved his sons
  - Betrayal
    - Jason left Medea once they got to Corinth after she dropped everything for him
  - Death
    - Medea killed Glauce, Creon and her sons
  - Revenge
    - Medea takes revenge on Jason by killing his new wife and then his sons
Jason
- Leaves Medea for Glauce, tries to insist he's doing it for Medea's benefit and not for his

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