derestimates Medea. Medea only needed one day to accomplish her revenge. This is where Medea’s plan starts to take shape. Medea then successfully convinces Jason that she has gotten over his infidelity and she forgives him and wants to prove this by giving the princess a gift. Medea’s gifts (which are delivered by her two sons) are laced in poison (acid); she successfully kills the princess and the king, the poison burns the flesh off of them. This act is barbaric but somewhat heroic. Medea takes a serious chance when she kills the king and his daughter; she does this with out real concern for her life, revenge is more important. But Medea’s reasons for this act are understandable.To further injure Jason, Medea kills their two sons, and doesn’t allow Jason to touch them. This is a barbaric act and I do not consider this heroic. To kill someone you don’t care about is one thing but to kill your own flesh and blood, the children you gave birth to is far beyond understandable. This is where I think Medea has totally lost herself. Medea: Hurl at me what names you please! I’ve reached your heart; and that is right.Jason: You suffer too; my loss is yours no less.Medea: It is true; but my pain’s a fair price, to take away your smile. (Page 59) Medea’s love for Jason has crossed over that thin line to hate and she was willing to do anything to make Jason hurt the way she hurt. At this point she loathed Jason more than she loved her children. Medea decided she would rather live with the death of her children (by her own hand) than to see Jason happy another day in his life.Medea is a story that we can identify with today and for many more years to come. Medea was a strong fearless woman who was pushed over the edge by broken oaths; she sacrificed her life for Jason and in turn he dishonored her. Medea was heroic for standing up for herself, extreme, but this was the kind of woman she was...
