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medea 9/27
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| who was medea written by? | euripedes |
| who was euripedes? | one of the three great tragedians of classical greece; wrote many grecian high tragedies |
| what is the setting? | in front of medea's house -- corinth, greece |
| why does the setting never change? | (unity of place) -- greeks did not have numerous sets & scenery |
| who serves as the chorus? | the nurse |
| who is the nurse? | was medea's nurse and now is her children's nurse - (chorus) - provides background information |
| how does the play begin? | the nurse is ranting about how it would be if jason and medea had never met |
| why did jason leave medea? | seeking status, seeking throne, providing for his family |
| how does marrying the princess gain jason status? | he will be a prince and will inherit the king's throne after his death |
| who is the king of corinth? | creon |
| what is the first example of foreshadowing? | the nurse speaks of her terror of what medea will do and what she is capable of |
| why does creon come to medea's house instead of her being summoned to his courts? | (unity of place) -- only scene is at medea's house |
| why does creon exile medea? | he fears what she is capable of - fears his daughter's safety |
| what is the dramatic irony in the scene where creon is exiling medea? | medea is saying she doesn't hate creon's daughter - she really does; she is just sucking up to creon. |
| what is medea's speech about women? | the strife of a woman -- all a woman is good for is childbearing. a woman has to be cunning, BUT SHE IS CAPABLE OF EVIL. |
| why is the "strife of a woman" speech significant? | it foreshadows medea using her cunningness to do evil |
| who are the three people whom medea wish death upon? | 1) Jason 2) Creon 3) Princess |
| what is the role of the corinthian women? | provide commentary; spectators |
| who is the goodness of witchcraft and magic that medea prays to? | hecate |
| who is aegeus? | king of athens; childless; companion of creon |
| what is the agreement b/t medea and aegeus? | aegeus will protect medea and provide shelter for her in athens if she makes him able to have children |
| what idea does aegeus give medea? | to kill her children to give jason the ultimate suffering |
| what is medeas plan? | to tell jason she wants peace and to send gifts to his wife |
| what gifts does medea send to the princess? | 1) gold wreath for head 2)gold vail |
| what are the unnatural acts of nature in the beginning of act 2? | 1) wet basket, fish turns into flames 2) black leopard 3) mare attacking stallion |
| what do the unnatural acts of nature symbolize? | medea's evil |
| "vengeance makes grief bearable" | medea is avenging her divorce by making jason's life hell |
| "darker city" | death |
| "pretty gold wreath looks like a fire" | foreshadowing |
| "even a rabitt is smarter than jason" | unlike a rabbit, jason walks straight into the trap |
| "not even animals hurt their children" | medea is EVIL |
| what is the deal with the third woman? | she is speaking out against medea and decides to go warn the palace but eventually is too scared |
| what is the climax of the play? | when medea could have stopped. "I will not kill my children"... she is going back and forth trying to decide whether or not to kill the children |
| how does medea kill the children? | stabs them |
| why does medea kill her children? | she HATES jason MORE than she loves them |
| Explain the characteristics of medea as a tragic hero: | 1) high born character -- daughter of a king 2) tragic flaw -- pride (cannot believe that jason prefers another woman)...vengence 3)downfall affects family-children die 4)recognizes what she has down and admits it |
| what is the odd thing about medea as a tragic hero? | usually tragic heroes show remorse but medea doesn't. she knew exactly what she was doing. |
| how is medea at the end of the play? | "foreignor, woman, all alone"...back to a woman scorned. all alone. |
| what is the legend of what happens to medea? | goes to athens and marries aegeus |
| what is the first conflict in medea? | husband vs. wife: medea cannot understand why jason leaves her after she saved his life; jason cannot understand why she is so upset. Jason thinks practically and Medea thinks emotionally. NO EMPATHY - not understanding of each other |
| what is the second conflict in medea? | man vs. woman: plight of a woman -- only person is to have kids. jason says "if you weren't a woman w/ all these emotions, you would agree with what i did." true... but medea LOVES him --- reason vs. emotion |
| what is the third conflict in medea? | native vs foreignor: no family, no friends to come to the rescue. jason divorces her bc she is not native greek. medea cannot go back home bc she killed her brother in the name of love for jason. the nurse is the only one on her side. |
| what it the greatest example of dramatic irony? | when the tutor comes in and thinks his news is WONDERFUL -- princess loved her gifts -- good news ONLY FOR MEDEA |
| Describe medea | prideful, persuaisive, wounded, hypocritiical, cold-blooded |
| why doesn't medea kill jason? | she wants him to suffer -- vengeance |
| is medea crazy? | NO. she knows EXACTLY what she is doing. just cold-blooded evil. |
| what is foreshadowing? | foreshadowing is the presentation in a work of literature of hints and clues that tip the reader off as to what is to come later in the work. |
| what is dramatic irony? | irony that occurs when the meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. |
| examples of dramatic irony | the tutor's news, when medea is saying she would like the princess, when creon thinks she cannot do anything in just one day, when jason is going to see if the children are alright |
| examples of foreshadowing | the unnatural events, the nurse being terrified of what medea is capable of, when the child says that the crown looks like fire, strife of women speech |
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jena_leigh