'Euripides’ play “Medea” Essay\r'

'The characters of Euripides’ good turn Medea require to be viewed from a variety of perspectives. To opine that the only characters that merit the audience’s discernment are the children is non tot each(prenominal)y correct. As farthest as the plot is concerned the children are no doubt the innocent victims of this conflict between Medea and Jason, in time there are other characters that also deserve our sympathy. Also to vaguely state that ‘everyone else gets what they deserve’ requires still analysis of the bound to which their ultimate fate is justified.\r\n whatever critics say that Medea is a mad woman compulsive by her lack of control of her emotions. Throughout the adopt this description of her had proven to be true, however this does not mean we do not spirit at all sympathetic towards her. If the audience can tang at the world through her perspective, then it would not be surprising to see why she is so uncontrollably dictated by her fury and passion. As a foreign princess, a wife, a catch and a woman, the humiliation and pain that had been bought upon her is all alike overwhelming. ‘She will not eat; she lies collapsed in agony, profligacy the long hours in tears.’ The pain and suffering that Medea experienced deserve the audience’s sympathy.\r\nAnother root system of sympathy that we should feel for Medea comes from her power as a mother. As she decides to kill her own children, her mind becomes torn apart by inner conflict as a mother and as the emotion driven beast. There are many evidence passim the play that shows her sense of maternal devotion. ‘That you once hump them, that of your body they were born. For one short day obturate your children; afterwards weep: though you kill them, they were your making love sons. Life has been cruel to me.’ From the above quote, the audience is qualified to see that Medea is not completely cold blooded. Her love towards her c hildren and the inevitable pain of killing them with her bare hold is somewhat tragic and in deserving of sympathy.\r\nAt the conclusion of the play I would disagree that all the characters deserved the ending they were given. Firstly one has to pay off and clarify the meaning of justice and justify the extent to which justice was served out to each character. King Creon and his young lady Glauce have committed no crime and to date they die the most horrendous deaths.\r\nIt can be concluded that we may not only feel sympathetic towards the children, but also towards Medea for all the misfortunes and tragic events that happen to her. We should also feel sympathetic towards her because of her role as a loving mother. We are shown that justice is not served out to those who most deserve it, and that acidulated ends come to those who are innocent, hence the world of Medea and her violent disorder of revenge.\r\nReferences:\r\nEuripides, Medea\r\n'