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Medea kills her children in order to deny Jason his legacy. Jason sought immortality; the continuity of his memory and deeds by means of his sons.
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∙ 14y agoMedea killed her own children and also Creon's daughter
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∙ 13y agoyou really believe in that?
it scientifically and physically proven that she may have killed her own children, but all that eating her children part, they don't think its true. :)
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∙ 10y agoHer brother.
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Why is Medea upset in the beginning of the play?
1. Why is Medea upset in the beginning of the play? 2. What do you think of Jason, that he is willing to leave Medea for the king's daughter? 3. What does Medea say to the Chorus about the plight of women? Is any of what she says relevant to today? 4. Is the Chorus willing to help Medea with what she plans to do? In your own words, what do they tell her? 5. Why does Jason say he went to marry the princess? 6. Do you get the impression Medea loves her children? What from the text makes you think as you do? 7. What does Medea do to the princess, and how does she do it? 8. What does Medea do to her children? Why does she do it? 9. Medea points out several times in the story that she is foreign. How does the story overall make you feel about Greek society? 10. In some versions of the story, Medea flees Corinth and Creon kills her children. Why do you think Euripides wrote the story the way he did instead?
What arguments and quotes from the play Medea would you use if you were defending Medea in court for murder?
It could be said that Jason should be charged rather than Medea. Medea was simply demanding compensation for adultery.
Why did medea fall in love with Jason?
Medea was made to fall in love with Jason by Aphrodite
Is Jason Medea's husband?
Well the story goes is that Medea betrayed her father for Jason, but Jason didn't like Medea so ran away from her, but yeah he WAS married to her.
What is Jason's one redeeming quality in Medea?
Her name was Medea, even though she went mad.
How did medea kill her children?
In the play Medea rushes offstage with a knife to kill her children and also in Eugène Delacroix's painting "Medea about to Kill Her Children painting" she is also holding a knife
Why did Medea kill her children?
Medea killed her children to 'protect' them from being killed out of revenge for what she did to the princess.Answer 2:Or rather to get her revenge on Jason.
Who kills Medea's children?
Medea kills her own children.
Does Medea from Greek mythology kill her father?
No, Medea did not kill her father, King Aeëtes. In fact, when her uncle took the throne from him, Medea killed her uncle.
What does Medea kill her kids with?
Medea kills her children using a poisoned robe and crown as a way to seek revenge against her husband, Jason. She gives the gifts to Jason's new wife, who then unknowingly passes them on to the children, resulting in their deaths.
Did Medea eat her children?
No
Did Medea kill the King?
Medea indirectly killed King Creon. He died of poison as he desperately attempts to save his daughter from Medea's burning poison.
What is an example of dramatic irony in the play medea?
An example of dramatic irony in the play "Medea" is when Jason is manipulated by Medea to bring her children back to Corinth, not knowing that she plans to kill them as well. The audience knows of Medea's plan while Jason remains ignorant, creating tension and anticipation knowing the tragic outcome that awaits.
Why and how does Medea punish Jason?
She kills his new bride, Glauce, and then her (Medea's) own and Jason's children, Mermerus and Pheres.
Who is Medea responsible for killing?
Medea kills all her children, her ex-husband Jason and his wife Glauce because Medea is angry at her ex-husband. Interestingly, Medea is seen by some as the first 'Feminist' work.
Who are two children of Medea and Jason?
Mermerus and Pheres.
What were Jason and Medea's children named?
Mermerus and Pheres.
