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Revenge in the play Medea

When Juvenal said, "For revenge is also the delight of a mean spirit, of a weak and petty mind! You may immediately drawproof of this- - that no one rejoices more in revenge than a woman." He was wrong. Medea's violent act of killing her own children in the play Medea, was without a doubt brought on by her husband Jason, who was the one that committed the act of revenge.
In the times of Medea and Jason, women were thought to be feeble minded, and only good for two things: child bearing and housework. With the myth of Medea comes a story that changed the whole perception of the common woman. Instead of being ignorant
and helpless, Medea saved the life of Jason, and ultimately brought him his victory on a silver platter. It could be argued that
Jason was the one that had to go through all the fighting and danger, but Medea was the brains of the group, and no one could
argue that she was not the hero of the story.

People throughout the land that Jason and Medea lived in could proba...

Posted by: Garrick Christian

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