Medea

MEDEA
<Tab/>First produced in 431 B.C., Euripides Medea tells the story of the revenge of a woman betrayed by her husband, Jason. The methodical approach Medea used in getting her revenge might seem normal in modern society, but in the ancient Greek society of 431 B.C. it was seen as rebellious and extreme. Women were considered little more than servants used for cleaning and breeding, basically dispensable with very few rights. Jason, the husband who betrayed Medea, is a hero. The fact that he cast Medea aside to marry the princess of Corinth after she had sacrificed h…