little day ended” (Hamilton 178). In the classic tragic drama “Medea”, Euripides illustrates how the power of love can be used as evil.Love is the significant issue and driving force of the play “Medea” (Zuger 29). It is depicted in many different ways throughout the course of the plot (Zuger 29). At first, Medea could not resist her love and was astounded with incredible desire for Jason (Sanderson 3). She could not yield to her love and went against her father and homeland (Sanderson 3). Jason had made an oath to marry her and take her away with him but, in the end, went against his word (Sanderson 6). Medea blamed her overwhelming passion and love on her actions (Zuger 29). Even though Medea had so much love for Jason, he was still to wed the King’s daughter (Sanderson 6). In fear of Medea’s sorcery, the King intended to banish Medea and her sons from the country (Hamilton 176). Exiled from her homeland and from her family, Medea had nowhere to go (Sanderson 6). Guilty and regretful of all she had sacrificed, her outraged love and misery of her ruined life motivated her plans of destruction (Hamilton 176). Medea’s intense love for Jason turned to hatred. The meaning of love is lost to Medea as disgust and spite conquer her heart (Zuger 29). The play “Medea” blames the act of love as a result of its sorrowful end (Zuger 30).Vengeance was Medea’s main determination (Sanderson 6). Medea wanted Jason to suffer as she suffered (Zuger 30). She plotted to take away all that Jason loved just as he had taken away her love (Zuger 30). Medea sent a poisoned robe to the princess (Sanderson 6). As the princess put it on, she was set on fire, and the King of Corinth also died as he tried to save his daughter from the flames (Hamilton 178). Medea had killed Jason’s wife-to-be (Hamilton 178). Jason and Medea loved their sons very much and even fought over whom ...
