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In Euripedes "Medea", the play opens with a complete debasing and assault of Jason and his marraige to the princess of Corinth. Medea is angry with Jason for leaving her to marry the princess, and shows her anger by attacking Jasons morals and overall character. This agregious and one-sided attack of Jason is lead solely by Medea, but she is supported by a number of other characters. The audience is not able to receive an objective view of Jason and make their own opinion; instead, they are only able to see Jason through the eyes of Medea. It is discovered later that Medea lies frequently and without remorse. ... When Jason first speaks, he addresses each one of Medeas assaults in turn and validly. ... Because Medea leads a one-sided, lengthy, and untrue assault of Jasons character before Jason gets a chance to defend himself, the audience is subject to a biased and incorrect view of Jasons character. Only once Jason successfully explains his motives is the audience able to see through Medeas lies into Jasons true character.
It is established multiple times during the play that Medea is a liar; she will lie to accomplish her goals and will feel no guilt or remorse about it. When Creon accosts Medea to inform her of her exile, she begs him to "Allow [her] to remain here just for this one day, / So [she] may consider where to live in [her] exile, / And look for support for [her] children" (12).
Approximate Word count = 1148
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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