It will remain his contemporary feel because of the central theme of raging revenge that destroys everything in her path. This breathtaking piece of work captures our attention despite it being old for nearly two and a half thousand of years. The language used in this play is quite simple and easy to understand, the language of the ordinary citizens and he accomplishes to create striking and memorable scenes because he simplified the usage of the stylistic figures. He uses a choir and description of the peaceful city of Athens to provide a contrast, using the members of a choir as heralds of the dark future events. At the beginning of this tragedy he talks about suspecting at the possibility of the accident that may occur, revealing Medea's feelings which lead to the horrible revenge and death. This play is a psychological analysis of a woman who at first felt great, real love which escalated into the uncontrollable madness of revenge, not even sparing her children.Įuripides devotes a great deal of his attention describing realistically mental states and strength of his characters.
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