Euripides’s play, Medea portrays the characteristics of a tragedy. Through Jason’s tragic flaws, it is shown how Medea possesses these elements. To begin with, Jason is a person of magnitude. As a boy, Jason lived in Thessaly and became skilled in all the manly exercises and every branch of human knowledge. He was later told to seek his rightful place in society by going to Greece to regain his father’s throne. Jason …showed first 75 words of 559 total…

…showed last 75 words of 559 total…giving him power and glory through out Greece. In return, Jason casts her away. As the plot thickens, the audience develops fear. Fear for two reasons: a) Fear that what has happened to Medea (being dumped and humiliated) could easily happy to us, and b) Fear of what Medea is now plotting as her revenge. If we were in Jason’s shoes…the person that we had cast away could plot against us as well.