Explores how Euripides portrays his female characters in the plays Alcestis, Andromache, Medea, and The Bacchae. Describes how in Euripides' plays, there is no overall tragedy for women, but rather the evil crimes that women have committed were done against men as of the result of mans oppression against women.

The psychology of Medea, the title character in the famous Greek poem by Euripides, is a passionate, prideful woman whose relationship conflicts reveal that her true conflicts lie within her. This is manifested in how her idealized image of honor and power contrasts with her actual self and her aggressive-expansive solutions.

Analyzes the Euripides play, Medea. Provides an analysis of the title character. Describes how the character mocks the concept of justice.

True Greek tragedies have a plotline in which the tragic hero must face harsh sufferings because of his arête, leading to the complete destruction of the protagonist. A strong sense of the power of the gods must also be present in a tragedy, along with the concept that although men are free to make their own decisions, the gods ultimately guide their fate. When the famous Greek writer Euripides set about writing his own tragedy, he did not conform completely to the typical tragic outline.

Provides a summary of Eric Neumann's "The Great Mother" that is then applied to Medea.

In Medea an essential character is the chorus of Corinthian women. They help obtain Euripides' truly genius paradox of achieving empathy from the readers for a mother who sheds her own children's blood. One of the major themes of Medea is the position of women. Medea herself constantly gripes about the treatment of her gender.

The messenger in Euripides' play The Medea plays and essential role. The messenger in the play is a slave of the royal house. He is not a nurse or any other particularly significant role that would, make him stand out against the other slaves. His role in the play is simply a role of a storyteller.

Discusses the ancient Greek play Medea, by Euripides. Explores how the fact that Medea is a mother exacerbate or mitigate her guilt.

Examines the complex nature of ancient Greek tragedies. Describes how they were complex studies of the nature of human beings in conflict with themselves, with society, and with the gods. Details how the tragic play Medea fulfills all those requirements.

Though the heroine in Euripides' tradedy Medea is intelligent and clever, her abilities are hampered by the fact that she is a woman. Her brutality and hostility reveal the extremes women had to go to in ancient Greece to liberate themselves from subordinate roles.