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This is your first blogging assignment. You need to answer any two of the above questions as completely and thoughtfully as possible (Be sure to identify the question by incorporating it into your answer). You are then to find two responses by classmates and respond to them. At least one of your responses needs to be in opposition to your classmate's position. Consider this a virtual class discussion. Be polite. Support your position with specific textual evidence.
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When Medea pleads with the chorus, she tells them of the deeds that Jason has done. As it is made up of Corinthian women, she automatically has their trust. She them asks them not to tell anyone of their plight.
ReplyDeleteMedea's plans reveal that she is vindictive and not very forgiving. She uses the best means available, not the ones she wants to. This shows that even though she wants her revenge, she will be meticulous about it. She won't make foolish mistakes by rushing into it. She is careful and precise, even when shes being irrational.
ReplyDeleteShe is actually acting more "calculating" rational. A character trait usually thought of as primarily male.
ReplyDeleteYes, this goes back to my earlier blog. Euripides played with the "stereotypes" of men and women. He gave the calculating personality which is usually male, to a women.
ReplyDeleteGrace Spencer
ReplyDeleteThe nurse clearly states that Medea is acting over-the-top, unnecessary, and raging about the fact that Jason had abandoned her and went to go marry King Creon’s daughter. Medea is obviously highly upset and feels very high levels of anger especially toward Jason and what he did to her.
The nurse says, “Medea’s heart is violent and that Medea will never submit to cruelty.” This foreshadows that Medea will do something horrible to Jason in the near future. The nurse has no idea what that will be. She knows that Medea is the kind of person who will get revenge.
ReplyDeleteActually, "calculating women" is a pretty pervasive trope.
ReplyDeleteCase in point: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IceQueen
WARNING: LOTS of NSFW language
Seriously, its pretty bad, but the point remains: cold and calculating isn't a male exclusive trait
When Medea addressees the women of Corinth she gains their sympathy by wishing death upon herself. She relates to the women by going on about how hard it is to adjust to marriage and how women must learn by a subtle intuition how to manage a man, and if the women gets it right the man will stay by there side. Then she goes on and says how it applies to them and not her and how she would rather be dead, and how she is all alone in exile. She gains their sympathy by showing them what has happened to her, and i think they sympathize because they know they would feel the same way.
ReplyDeleteDonovan Waltonn
ReplyDeleteAct 1 question 2a
Medea gains the sympathy of the chourus by talking about how men are terrible and her husband was the worst. this was something that the corinthian women could relate to.
Donovan Walton
ReplyDeleteMedea is also very selfish in the fact that she put her revenge on Jason over lives of her kids. She is so twisted that she killed them herself.
Medea asks the women to be silent about her revenge on her husband. She says even though women are timid and weak that when things go wrong no heart is as fearless as a woman's. The women agree that she should take revenge on her husband.
ReplyDeleteCreon orders her and her children out of Corinth because he is extremely afraid of her. He is fearful that she is enraged and wants to take revenge on Jason (which he is correct) by harming himself or his daughter. He tries to keep his family safe and almost succeeds but Medea is too head strong and full of rage.
ReplyDeleteThe news from the tutor about the success of her children brings anguish to Medea because she knows she is going to kill them soon. Her final revenge on Jason is killing his sons which is agonizing to her as well sense they are her sons too. She loves them but her hatred for Jason is stronger and so she must kill her sons.
ReplyDeleteAct II
ReplyDelete1. When Medea drastically changes her attitude toward Jason, he seems relieved the conflict is ending and happy enough to forgive Medea and smooth things over as much as possible. (P.321 "I approve of your conduct...")
2. Euripides introduces suspense when Medea sends her sons to the palace by making their purpose known to the audience. Medea tells her plan to her nurse, so we know that the gifts her children take to the princess will kill her. We also know she plans to kill her sons, which she has second thoughts about. All this that we know and the characters don't adds to the suspense.