Themes of Medea
Not finished! A few themes of Medea with examples from the play.
- Created by: Leah A
- Created on: 08-06-14 09:09
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- Medea
- Oikos
- Family is obviously a very important theme in Medea. The play revolves around getting revenge on her husband and killing her children..
- Medea also got Pelias' daughters to kill Pelias himself so she could be together with Jason
- Medea has a few hints of sanity, for example when thinking about killing her children.
- Medea: "I could never do the deed"
- Medea: I will not do it. Goodbye to my plans"
- Medea has a few hints of sanity, for example when thinking about killing her children.
- Medea: "I could never do the deed"
- Medea: I will not do it. Goodbye to my plans"
- Medea: I will not do it. Goodbye to my plans"
- But then we see the sadistic personality come straight back out.
- Medea: "But what is wrong with me? Do I want to make myself ridiculous by letting me enemies go unpunished?"
- Medea: "Shame on my cowardice in even letting my mind dally with those weak thoughts"
- Medea: "But what is wrong with me? Do I want to make myself ridiculous by letting me enemies go unpunished?"
- Here, the audience would not like Medea. Her sudden revoking of her plans could give hope to the audience...
- ...But just as quickly, they are put back into place. The audience would see Medea as sadistic and evil, and insane.
- Medea: "I could never do the deed"
- Medea has a few hints of sanity, for example when thinking about killing her children.
- Medea: I will not do it. Goodbye to my plans"
- But then we see the sadistic personality come straight back out.
- Medea: "Shame on my cowardice in even letting my mind dally with those weak thoughts"
- Medea: "Shame on my cowardice in even letting my mind dally with those weak thoughts"
- Here, the audience would not like Medea. Her sudden revoking of her plans could give hope to the audience...
- ...But just as quickly, they are put back into place. The audience would see Medea as sadistic and evil, and insane.
- Medea: "I could never do the deed"
- Foreigners
- Medea is not only a foreigner, but not even Greek. She is a barbarian
- She would have dressed, spoken and looked differently to the other women.
- She has a fiesty attitude, which reminds me of Gloria from Modern Family!
- Xenophobic society
- Because Jason is divorcing Medea, she is no longer a citizen of Trozen and has to be exiled.
- Along with her two children
- Jason originally wants them to go too but Medea's cleverness persuaded them to stay..
- Along with her two children
- Medea is not only a foreigner, but not even Greek. She is a barbarian
- Revenge
- Medea states that she will get revenge immediately.
- Though we first hear about revenge from the Nurse worrying about the children at the start of the play.
- On Jason leaving her for Glauce in order to gain political status.
- Medea sends her children in with a robe and garland for Glauce. Because she is so young and naive, she accepts the gifts without any suspicion.
- Glauce melts and when Creon tries to save her, he melts too. Medea completes stage one of her revenge!
- Medea then kills her two children. Their cries for help would shock the audience
- Infanticide was a very serious crime
- Medea states that she will get revenge immediately.
- Woman's place in society
- Medea is not like other women, as we find out very early on.
- She is a cunning and clever woman, almost 'masculine' in those times.
- She manages to get Jason to let the children stay in Trozen
- Tutor: "Medea, these children, I tell you, are no longer to be exiled"
- She is able to convince Creon to let her stay one more day in Trozen (This has tragic and ironic consequences!)
- She manages to get Jason to let the children stay in Trozen
- She is a cunning and clever woman, almost 'masculine' in those times.
- Jason comes across as arrogant when he talks about women.
- Jason (talking about Glauce) "If she is like the rest of her sex, I think I shall persuade her"
- Medea is not like other women, as we find out very early on.
- Oikos
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