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Thursday 25 September 2014
MEDEA NCPA and Grade X1 Responses/comments to/on performance due by Wednesday October 8th
MEDEA Medea - the term evokes two images – Medea (of the Greek mythology) who helped Jason to capture the Golden Fleece, and Medea who, subsequently betrayed by the very same Jason who married the daughter of King Creon, taking revenge by killing not only her rival and her father, but her own children. Medea has always been described as a woman of passion and revenge. Her intense passion led her to take extreme steps. Medea's story has political connotations; the intrigues that existed in the Greek city states, the rivalries and the thirst for power. Medea, the woman was, in other words, not just a heroine but, a victim of the society she lived in, trapped within the musty corridors of that system. Medea was a woman who was betrayed, she had sacrificed her entire life for Jason who eventually left her, leaving her nothing. I do sympathize with Medea but I think she is wicked and cruel to kill her own children. No mother – or father for that matter- should ever harm their child. We have been taught that medea was not insane. But it is hard to believe that a sane woman would kill her own children, just to get back at her husband.
On Saturday, the 26th of September, our entire English class and a few others went to the NCPA to watch a screening of the Greek tragedy, Medea in which an extremely powerful performance was given by Helen McCrory. Medea was written by Euripides in 431 BC. It was based upon the myth of Jason and Medea. The entire play revolves around the theme of revenge, which for me, was an extreme downside since there were no other sub plots or themes to make the play more interesting. Medea, the protagonist, is a Barbarian who is married to Jason, the villain of the play. To marry him, she goes against her father’s wishes, and kills her younger brother. Then, they flee from their country and go and settle down in Corinth where they build a respectable reputation and live a comfortable life. Jason isn’t happy with just this. And so, he decides to leave Medea in order to marry Creusa, the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. He does this in order to increase his repute and strength and so that his sons live a comfortable life, though the latter might be just a superficial reason. On hearing of Jason’s plans, Medea goes into a state of depression, anxiety and shock wherein she makes reckless decisions in order to get back at Jason for leaving her for another woman despite of all she had done to be with him. Creon, hearing of Medea’s cruel response to the situation, goes to her house to banish her, but Medea asks for one more day to make preparations to leave. During this time, she plots her revenge carefully and decides to take away all that is important to Jason. She poisons Creusa to death by giving her a poisoned dress in disguise of a gift from the Sun God. When Creon sees his daughter in agony, he rushes to take the dress off but he gets poisoned himself and dies. The last act of revenge is one evil, unjustifiable one. It’s probably this act that makes the play unique. Medea reasons that her children are the most valued by Jason, and so if she killed them, Jason would be utterly miserable and her objective would be met. And so, she murders her own boys in cold blood. Jason comes back from the palace where his new wife and her father lay dead to see his children, also dead. His pain and regret as well as hate for Medea are unquantifiable at this time and this is what Medea wants. She seems to have achieved her purpose. The play ends with Medea carrying the corpses of her sons and walking into the forest sorrowfully. Euripides specifies that he doesn’t want people to think that Medea had a mental problem and she just wanted to be understood when she murdered her children. But whatever his justification may be, I think that no one in their right mind would kill their own children in order to take revenge against an unfaithful husband. This action is completely unjustifiable. To add on, Medea had a history of violence. She murdered her brother, Creusa, the king and her children, and so, to say that she was in her right mind and her actions were justifiable is wrong according to me. The entire plot was based on revenge and so the play was very negative. This story did not appeal to me very much because of the amount of violence and vibes of hatred that it gave out.
Medea is the story of a woman immersed so deeply in grief that she does the unimaginable, she murders her son. Medea got married to her lover Jason against her father's will and killed her younger brother for Jason too, he rewarded her by abandoning her and their two sons for a younger bride Creusa, the daughter of the King of Creon. Jason's betrayal leaves Medea so broken that on the night of his wedding she gifts Creusa a poisoned robe that burns her flesh along with that of the King who cried and embraced his dying daughter till the residual poison consumed him too. Last but not the least after a major internal conflict, Medea kills her sons to take her ultimate revenge on Jason as nothing could kill him more than the guilt of being the indirect cause for his children's' death. I certainly don't think Medea was justified in killing her children, she could have kept them away from Jason in Athens where she had secured asylum. Not knowing of the whereabouts of his alive children would be more torturous to Jason in my opinion than knowing that they were dead. Medea was actually quite dark for my sensitive heart that would stop beating before it even considered hurting my children. According to me it had to be insanity that led Medea to take the steps she did.
On the 26th of September our English HL class went to watch a play, the much anticipated Medea, a Greek tragedy which would be screened from London. Medea was a woman who went against her father's will to marry the love of her life Jason,and ended up killing her own brother in her quest to marry him. She gave birth to two children which Jason and she loved dearly. However, rather unexpectedly Jason isnt as loyal as proved for he falls for the daughter of the King of Creon. He abandons his wife and children with the justification that it was for their own good and so he could protect them both socially and financially. Medea didnt buy his justification and was grief-stricken and vented her emotions in different ways,one being she sent in disguise of a gift via her children to the daughter of the King of Creon,leading to her death and the King' death too on embracing his dying daughter. However,in order to get on level terms with the agony her husband caused her, she came to the conclusion that the only way he would feel the pain of seperation would be by not being able to see his children. So with great difficulty and passion she kills her children to avenge her husband. Although the act does succeed in its purpose it couldnt be justified as the best solution. The play was very well performed and had me glued except for the time my phone rang. The play was narrated by the 'nanny' in Medea's house, one who witnessed it all. The darkness,mysticism and power was well depicted in the play. The music,the regular exposure to the Sun Gods,the dances helped display the Greek authenticity. The actors did a fantastic job, and it was an ecstatic play. I would love to study the play Medea as a part of our English course due to its dark nature and interesting themes portrayed.
Watching the performance of Euripides’ ‘Medea’ was an unforgettable experience. Medea is not just a greek tragedy, it is a powerful depiction of the human condition and the extent to which we are driven by the need for revenge, power and ambition. The play is an amalgamation of inherent human emotions that are destructive, but at the same time, empower us with courage and resolve. Medea’s obsession with Jason, Jason’s obsession with power and Crayon’s obsession with his daughter’s happiness are portrayed in the play with an intensity that shocks and subdues the viewer. For me it was difficult to relate to Medea’s need for vengeance, a vengeance that made her ruthlessly kill her children. It shattered, shocked and shook that revenge can drive one to such heights of insanity and irrationality.
Medea was driven by her burning passion for Jason to perform unspeakable acts against her brother and her father. Jason's betrayal turned this passion into rage and a desire for justice. Medea was not insane. She felt a need to kill her own children to get her revenge. Even though she was hesitant at first, she knew she had to do it. It was the ultimate sacrifice. Through the play, we understand how powerful an emotion revenge is. It was difficult for me to understand why Medea did what she did but it was a very intriguing play.
The thing that struck me most when I watched the screening of Medea at NCPA was the acting. I think Helen McCrory did a wonderful performance and managed to engage me emotionally in the play. I felt Medea’s pain and in my own way, tried to relate to it. I put myself in Medea’s shoes and wondered whether Medea was right or whether Jason was justified in leaving her. Medea sacrificed everything to be with Jason. She betrayed her father, exiled herself from her hometown and killed her brother. Although she was of a lower caste than Jason, her family did not accept their marriage. However, Jason abandoned Medea and their two sons to marry Creusa, King Creon’s daughter. His explanation was that his marrying into the royal family would benefit Medea and the children because they would be able to get out of poverty and improve their lives. Maybe Jason did love Medea and was trying to help her lead a more confortable life or maybe he was just greedy and selfish. The viewers are left to ponder about this. Medea is strongly disliked and criticized by most viewers because she kills her children. She also poisons a coronet and gifts it to Creusa who wears it and dies. King Creon, on seeing his daughter suffer, dramatically embraces her and dies too. It is important to remember that Medea’s condition is not of insanity but calculated premeditation. Medea does go to an extreme end by killing her children. She does it merely to hurt Jason because he loves them dearly. However she does feel extremely guilty when she does this. I think poisoning Creusa is still understandable and at some level acceptable too but killing her own children was definitely unnecessary. I think taking them away and moving to Athens would have hurt Jason more because he’d be lonely without Creusa and would also feel the pain of having children but not being able to see them. This is a story of revenge. Euripides wrote this play as a sort of warning to men and said, "Before you mistreat your women, remember what they're capable of. What if one of them takes revenge? What if one of them was a goddess? What then?" I think it would be really interesting to study this play to try and decipher the psychology behind Medea’s actions and whether it is justifiable. I also feel that it is relevant today when there are multiple cases worldwide of parents murdering their children. Is it acceptable? Can they be forgiven?
Euripedes’ “Medea” explores the lengths a human, and more importantly a mother, is willing to go to exact her revenge. Medea is a story about a woman who’s husband plans to abandon her for the richer daughter of the King of Creon, after Medea has already killed her own brother and crossed her father to be with Jason. This eventually leads Medea to kill her own children. According to me, the most interesting observation in Helen McCrory’s Medea is how her appearance changes from the beginning to the end. From being femininely dressed with neat hair, to becoming more barbaric and manly with no care about her appearance is Euripedes’ way of telling us that when the human mind feels betrayed it abandons all its other worries and becomes aligned to feeling frustrated and incomplete. One of the most impressive feats was how Helen McCrory portrayed insane, inhumane acts of violence against her own children in a humane, not-psychotic fashion. The portrayal of Medea’s sanity was crucial as Euripedes’ wanted to tell the audience that sane people will be driven to insane limits when pushed, and aggravated.
One word that describes the NCPA screening of Medea perfectly is powerful. I think Helen Mcrory did a wonderful job portraying Medea’s character and keeping the audience involved in the play. I, for one, was very enthralled in the play and the acting. The end left me a little disturbed, and I couldn't stop thinking why Medea went to the extent of murdering her children.
The play revolves around Medea’s quest for revenge against her unfaithful husband, Jason, who leaves her for another woman. I think it is imperative to understand why Medea was so deeply affected by Jason’s betrayal. She loved him and he betrayed her. Medea, the protagonist, is a Barbarian, who goes against her father’s wishes and marries Jason. She kills her brother to be with him and exiles herself from her home country. Despite everything, Jason leaves her to marry Creusa, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. He leaves Medea and his two sons to satisfy his greed for power. He justifies himself saying that he was marrying Creusa so that he could offer Medea and their two sons a better life with a good reputation. After Creon banishes her from his kingdom, Medea pleads for a day’s delay, which Creon gives into. During this one day Medea carefully plans her revenge. She is so grief-stricken that she cannot seek reason. Her rage consumes her, and she is willing to go to any extent to retaliate against Jason-to put him through agony. Medea knows what she is doing is wrong, but she goes forward with her revenge anyway. She poisons some golden robes and a coronet, and asks her children to gift them to the newly wedded bride. Creusa is poisoned on wearing it. Creon is also poisoned in an attempt save his daughter, as he tries to remove the robes off her. Jason is left devastated at the murder of his new-wife. Medea doesn't stop here. In order to complete her revenge, she has to kill her own children, as Jason loved them dearly. Out here we see Medea having second thoughts. But she continues with her plan and murders her children in cold blood.
I strongly believe that Medea was not justified in killing her children. She already has asylum in Athens, and could have taken her children with her, not allowing Jason to see them. Because of Jason and Medea’s fights and faults, two innocent lives were taken away. However, the play is still relevant in today’s times. Where we see many cases of parents murdering their own children. Euripides leaves it on the audience to decide whether what Medea did was right or wrong. Whether she was justified or not. If her actions can be forgiven or not. Medea just wants to be understood. But according to me no matter how traumatised or depressed Medea was. However betrayed she felt. She shouldn't have killed her children just for the sake of vengeance. It is difficult to try and understand why vengeance was more important than her children.
All in all I found the play intriguing and dark. However it isn't something I would like to study in detail. We are told Medea is not insane, but I find it hard to believe that anyone in their right mind would go to such an extent for revenge. The play only deals with vengeance and was a little too dark for my liking.
The play “Medea” by Euripedes, is a very powerful yet enjoyable play, which explores the extent of human behaviour. The play, written more than two thousand years ago, is a Greek tragedy/drama that narrates the events faced by Medea, as her husband, Jason, is on the verge of marrying the daughter of Creon. The play may be viewed as very gruesome, as Medea is ready to sacrifice her own children, to end Jason’s happiness for betraying her. The play also comes across as very shocking at times as there is an unexpected turn of events that occurs during the play. Overall, although the play may be regarded by many as ‘depressing’, the acting and characterization of the play makes it a very entertaining experience for the viewers
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ReplyDeleteMedea - the term evokes two images – Medea (of the Greek mythology) who helped Jason to capture the Golden Fleece, and Medea who, subsequently betrayed by the very same Jason who married the daughter of King Creon, taking revenge by killing not only her rival and her father, but her own children. Medea has always been described as a woman of passion and revenge. Her intense passion led her to take extreme steps. Medea's story has political connotations; the intrigues that existed in the Greek city states, the rivalries and the thirst for power. Medea, the woman was, in other words, not just a heroine but, a victim of the society she lived in, trapped within the musty corridors of that system.
Medea was a woman who was betrayed, she had sacrificed her entire life for Jason who eventually left her, leaving her nothing. I do sympathize with Medea but I think she is wicked and cruel to kill her own children. No mother – or father for that matter- should ever harm their child. We have been taught that medea was not insane. But it is hard to believe that a sane woman would kill her own children, just to get back at her husband.
On Saturday, the 26th of September, our entire English class and a few others went to the NCPA to watch a screening of the Greek tragedy, Medea in which an extremely powerful performance was given by Helen McCrory.
ReplyDeleteMedea was written by Euripides in 431 BC. It was based upon the myth of Jason and Medea. The entire play revolves around the theme of revenge, which for me, was an extreme downside since there were no other sub plots or themes to make the play more interesting. Medea, the protagonist, is a Barbarian who is married to Jason, the villain of the play. To marry him, she goes against her father’s wishes, and kills her younger brother. Then, they flee from their country and go and settle down in Corinth where they build a respectable reputation and live a comfortable life. Jason isn’t happy with just this. And so, he decides to leave Medea in order to marry Creusa, the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. He does this in order to increase his repute and strength and so that his sons live a comfortable life, though the latter might be just a superficial reason. On hearing of Jason’s plans, Medea goes into a state of depression, anxiety and shock wherein she makes reckless decisions in order to get back at Jason for leaving her for another woman despite of all she had done to be with him. Creon, hearing of Medea’s cruel response to the situation, goes to her house to banish her, but Medea asks for one more day to make preparations to leave. During this time, she plots her revenge carefully and decides to take away all that is important to Jason. She poisons Creusa to death by giving her a poisoned dress in disguise of a gift from the Sun God. When Creon sees his daughter in agony, he rushes to take the dress off but he gets poisoned himself and dies. The last act of revenge is one evil, unjustifiable one. It’s probably this act that makes the play unique. Medea reasons that her children are the most valued by Jason, and so if she killed them, Jason would be utterly miserable and her objective would be met. And so, she murders her own boys in cold blood. Jason comes back from the palace where his new wife and her father lay dead to see his children, also dead. His pain and regret as well as hate for Medea are unquantifiable at this time and this is what Medea wants. She seems to have achieved her purpose. The play ends with Medea carrying the corpses of her sons and walking into the forest sorrowfully.
Euripides specifies that he doesn’t want people to think that Medea had a mental problem and she just wanted to be understood when she murdered her children. But whatever his justification may be, I think that no one in their right mind would kill their own children in order to take revenge against an unfaithful husband. This action is completely unjustifiable. To add on, Medea had a history of violence. She murdered her brother, Creusa, the king and her children, and so, to say that she was in her right mind and her actions were justifiable is wrong according to me.
The entire plot was based on revenge and so the play was very negative. This story did not appeal to me very much because of the amount of violence and vibes of hatred that it gave out.
Medea is the story of a woman immersed so deeply in grief that she does the unimaginable, she murders her son. Medea got married to her lover Jason against her father's will and killed her younger brother for Jason too, he rewarded her by abandoning her and their two sons for a younger bride Creusa, the daughter of the King of Creon. Jason's betrayal leaves Medea so broken that on the night of his wedding she gifts Creusa a poisoned robe that burns her flesh along with that of the King who cried and embraced his dying daughter till the residual poison consumed him too. Last but not the least after a major internal conflict, Medea kills her sons to take her ultimate revenge on Jason as nothing could kill him more than the guilt of being the indirect cause for his children's' death.
ReplyDeleteI certainly don't think Medea was justified in killing her children, she could have kept them away from Jason in Athens where she had secured asylum. Not knowing of the whereabouts of his alive children would be more torturous to Jason in my opinion than knowing that they were dead.
Medea was actually quite dark for my sensitive heart that would stop beating before it even considered hurting my children. According to me it had to be insanity that led Medea to take the steps she did.
On the 26th of September our English HL class went to watch a play, the much anticipated Medea, a Greek tragedy which would be screened from London. Medea was a woman who went against her father's will to marry the love of her life Jason,and ended up killing her own brother in her quest to marry him. She gave birth to two children which Jason and she loved dearly. However, rather unexpectedly Jason isnt as loyal as proved for he falls for the daughter of the King of Creon. He abandons his wife and children with the justification that it was for their own good and so he could protect them both socially and financially. Medea didnt buy his justification and was grief-stricken and vented her emotions in different ways,one being she sent in disguise of a gift via her children to the daughter of the King of Creon,leading to her death and the King' death too on embracing his dying daughter. However,in order to get on level terms with the agony her husband caused her, she came to the conclusion that the only way he would feel the pain of seperation would be by not being able to see his children. So with great difficulty and passion she kills her children to avenge her husband. Although the act does succeed in its purpose it couldnt be justified as the best solution.
ReplyDeleteThe play was very well performed and had me glued except for the time my phone rang. The play was narrated by the 'nanny' in Medea's house, one who witnessed it all. The darkness,mysticism and power was well depicted in the play. The music,the regular exposure to the Sun Gods,the dances helped display the Greek authenticity. The actors did a fantastic job, and it was an ecstatic play. I would love to study the play Medea as a part of our English course due to its dark nature and interesting themes portrayed.
Watching the performance of Euripides’ ‘Medea’ was an unforgettable experience. Medea is not just a greek tragedy, it is a powerful depiction of the human condition and the extent to which we are driven by the need for revenge, power and ambition. The play is an amalgamation of inherent human emotions that are destructive, but at the same time, empower us with courage and resolve. Medea’s obsession with Jason, Jason’s obsession with power and Crayon’s obsession with his daughter’s happiness are portrayed in the play with an intensity that shocks and subdues the viewer. For me it was difficult to relate to Medea’s need for vengeance, a vengeance that made her ruthlessly kill her children. It shattered, shocked and shook that revenge can drive one to such heights of insanity and irrationality.
ReplyDeleteMedea was driven by her burning passion for Jason to perform unspeakable acts against her brother and her father. Jason's betrayal turned this passion into rage and a desire for justice. Medea was not insane. She felt a need to kill her own children to get her revenge. Even though she was hesitant at first, she knew she had to do it. It was the ultimate sacrifice. Through the play, we understand how powerful an emotion revenge is. It was difficult for me to understand why Medea did what she did but it was a very intriguing play.
ReplyDeleteThe thing that struck me most when I watched the screening of Medea at NCPA was the acting. I think Helen McCrory did a wonderful performance and managed to engage me emotionally in the play. I felt Medea’s pain and in my own way, tried to relate to it. I put myself in Medea’s shoes and wondered whether Medea was right or whether Jason was justified in leaving her.
ReplyDeleteMedea sacrificed everything to be with Jason. She betrayed her father, exiled herself from her hometown and killed her brother. Although she was of a lower caste than Jason, her family did not accept their marriage. However, Jason abandoned Medea and their two sons to marry Creusa, King Creon’s daughter. His explanation was that his marrying into the royal family would benefit Medea and the children because they would be able to get out of poverty and improve their lives. Maybe Jason did love Medea and was trying to help her lead a more confortable life or maybe he was just greedy and selfish. The viewers are left to ponder about this.
Medea is strongly disliked and criticized by most viewers because she kills her children. She also poisons a coronet and gifts it to Creusa who wears it and dies. King Creon, on seeing his daughter suffer, dramatically embraces her and dies too. It is important to remember that Medea’s condition is not of insanity but calculated premeditation. Medea does go to an extreme end by killing her children. She does it merely to hurt Jason because he loves them dearly. However she does feel extremely guilty when she does this. I think poisoning Creusa is still understandable and at some level acceptable too but killing her own children was definitely unnecessary. I think taking them away and moving to Athens would have hurt Jason more because he’d be lonely without Creusa and would also feel the pain of having children but not being able to see them.
This is a story of revenge. Euripides wrote this play as a sort of warning to men and said, "Before you mistreat your women, remember what they're capable of. What if one of them takes revenge? What if one of them was a goddess? What then?" I think it would be really interesting to study this play to try and decipher the psychology behind Medea’s actions and whether it is justifiable. I also feel that it is relevant today when there are multiple cases worldwide of parents murdering their children. Is it acceptable? Can they be forgiven?
Euripedes’ “Medea” explores the lengths a human, and more importantly a mother, is willing to go to exact her revenge. Medea is a story about a woman who’s husband plans to abandon her for the richer daughter of the King of Creon, after Medea has already killed her own brother and crossed her father to be with Jason. This eventually leads Medea to kill her own children. According to me, the most interesting observation in Helen McCrory’s Medea is how her appearance changes from the beginning to the end. From being femininely dressed with neat hair, to becoming more barbaric and manly with no care about her appearance is Euripedes’ way of telling us that when the human mind feels betrayed it abandons all its other worries and becomes aligned to feeling frustrated and incomplete. One of the most impressive feats was how Helen McCrory portrayed insane, inhumane acts of violence against her own children in a humane, not-psychotic fashion. The portrayal of Medea’s sanity was crucial as Euripedes’ wanted to tell the audience that sane people will be driven to insane limits when pushed, and aggravated.
ReplyDeleteOne word that describes the NCPA screening of Medea perfectly is powerful. I think Helen Mcrory did a wonderful job portraying Medea’s character and keeping the audience involved in the play. I, for one, was very enthralled in the play and the acting. The end left me a little disturbed, and I couldn't stop thinking why Medea went to the extent of murdering her children.
ReplyDeleteThe play revolves around Medea’s quest for revenge against her unfaithful husband, Jason, who leaves her for another woman. I think it is imperative to understand why Medea was so deeply affected by Jason’s betrayal. She loved him and he betrayed her. Medea, the protagonist, is a Barbarian, who goes against her father’s wishes and marries Jason. She kills her brother to be with him and exiles herself from her home country. Despite everything, Jason leaves her to marry Creusa, the daughter of Creon, king of Corinth. He leaves Medea and his two sons to satisfy his greed for power. He justifies himself saying that he was marrying Creusa so that he could offer Medea and their two sons a better life with a good reputation. After Creon banishes her from his kingdom, Medea pleads for a day’s delay, which Creon gives into. During this one day Medea carefully plans her revenge. She is so grief-stricken that she cannot seek reason. Her rage consumes her, and she is willing to go to any extent to retaliate against Jason-to put him through agony. Medea knows what she is doing is wrong, but she goes forward with her revenge anyway. She poisons some golden robes and a coronet, and asks her children to gift them to the newly wedded bride. Creusa is poisoned on wearing it. Creon is also poisoned in an attempt save his daughter, as he tries to remove the robes off her. Jason is left devastated at the murder of his new-wife. Medea doesn't stop here. In order to complete her revenge, she has to kill her own children, as Jason loved them dearly. Out here we see Medea having second thoughts. But she continues with her plan and murders her children in cold blood.
I strongly believe that Medea was not justified in killing her children. She already has asylum in Athens, and could have taken her children with her, not allowing Jason to see them. Because of Jason and Medea’s fights and faults, two innocent lives were taken away. However, the play is still relevant in today’s times. Where we see many cases of parents murdering their own children. Euripides leaves it on the audience to decide whether what Medea did was right or wrong. Whether she was justified or not. If her actions can be forgiven or not. Medea just wants to be understood. But according to me no matter how traumatised or depressed Medea was. However betrayed she felt. She shouldn't have killed her children just for the sake of vengeance. It is difficult to try and understand why vengeance was more important than her children.
All in all I found the play intriguing and dark. However it isn't something I would like to study in detail. We are told Medea is not insane, but I find it hard to believe that anyone in their right mind would go to such an extent for revenge. The play only deals with vengeance and was a little too dark for my liking.
The play “Medea” by Euripedes, is a very powerful yet enjoyable play, which explores the extent of human behaviour. The play, written more than two thousand years ago, is a Greek tragedy/drama that narrates the events faced by Medea, as her husband, Jason, is on the verge of marrying the daughter of Creon. The play may be viewed as very gruesome, as Medea is ready to sacrifice her own children, to end Jason’s happiness for betraying her. The play also comes across as very shocking at times as there is an unexpected turn of events that occurs during the play. Overall, although the play may be regarded by many as ‘depressing’, the acting and characterization of the play makes it a very entertaining experience for the viewers
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