The Character of Medea in Euripides Tragedy Discuss the character of Medea in Euripides’s tragedy.
What attitude or rather attitudes are the audience led to feel toward the main character? Remember,
you are to judge her not only from the perspective of the present but from the point of view of an Athenian of ancient time, who would be sure to take into
account Medea’s cultural background and her situation as both a foreigner and a woman. Is this play to be viewed as feminist, anti-feminist, or as neither?
What is the role of the chorus in forming our attitude toward Medea? How is this character set off by such masculine figures as Jason, Creon, and King
Aegeus?
