Medea tells the story of the jealousy and revenge of Medea, a woman betrayed by her husband, Jason.
Genre: Tragedy
First Performed: 431 BC
Themes: Revenge, Love, Betrayal.
Medea opens in a state of conflict, Jason has abandoned his wife, along with their two children.
He then marries Glauce, the daughter of the King of Corinth, where the play is set.
Medea is the daughter of the King of Colchis.
Medea is a mess, her nurse, slaves and the Tutor are worried what she might do.
Creon informs Medea her two sons are banished.
The King is afraid she might do something drastic.
Medea tricks Aegeus, King of Athens into offering her sanctuary. She manipulates Jason into taking the Princess some cursed gifts. As a result, Creon and his daughter are burned alive by a magic flame.
Medea takes their two sons inside the palace and kills them with a sword.
Medea then erupts into the sky in her dragon chariot with her two dead sons.
Her revenge is complete, Jason is emotionally destroyed.
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