Medea's Revenge

Medea’s Revenge The category of this reading is tragedy and tragic it is. There is no doubt that we are dealing with a life and death situation here. A few questions need to be answer from the moral standpoint. Can we defend Medea’s actions in any way? I Jason free of blame? What is the moral of the story? Medea did not fit the mold of the typical Greek woman, a princess from …showed first 75 words of 436 total…

…showed last 75 words of 436 total…than you can chew”; and my favorite “don’t underestimate your adversary”. Either one of these could serve as the moral of the story. Perhaps, depending on your own point of view it may be a different one. The bottom line is that Jason’s actions started a chain reaction that he could not stop. He underestimated Medea’s resolve therefore he was forced to live with the consequences for the rest of his life.