Medea

We know for a fact that the most dangerous thing in this world is a women in a jealous rage. Beware, they turn nasty and make some actions that are above anything you´ve ever thought. This is the case of a once nice lady called Medea. The wife of the powerful Jason was tricked by his wife after she discovered that he wanted to marry another girl. Boys, don´t ever make a girl jealous for they will eventually take revenge and take everything from you.

The following  represents an in-depth analysis of the key characters of the play.

Medea:

Physically:  Beautiful. She was not Greek, but a slav that was acquired by Jason in the war

Morally: Rational, cold, meticulous.

Type of character: Symbolic and Human

Due to its role: protagonist

Due to its importance: Principal

Jason:

Physically:  A warrior of fearsome strength. Greek.

Morally: Weak, egoist, a very amitious person that is determined to do anything for power.

Type of character: Arquetypical

Due to its role: the prime antagonist

Due to its importance: principal character

Creon:

Physically:  Old but still with vestiges of the athletic warrior body he once had

Morally: Innocent, naive, a devoted father

Type of character: Symbolic

Due to its role: secondary character

Due to its importance: secondary character

It is time to reach the core of the problem. Who is guilty of the tragedy? I´d say that Jason and his selfishness. He already had a good life and a beautiful devoted wife, but that was not enough for him and he cherished the position in Corinth. The betrayal of Jason occurs because he is offered and position and thus, becomes tempted by power.

Is it a punishment or a vengeance the actions performed by Medea? I think that it is vengeance because she organizes everything in a calculated manner so that his actions can inflict psychological damage to his husband. The most shocking scene involves Medea killing his own children. Why would she do this? To communicate that she can do anything to make Jason feel guilty, to state that she is independent and that she also has power in her force. 

Medea marks the first appearence of a feminist figure in Greek literature. She breaks the chains imposed by men and makes bold actions that converted her into one of the key figures in the movement of women power.

Aegeus represents the figure of a devoted father that wants to be the middle ground between two opposing parties. Without a balance, the two counterparts could not have had delivered such a wonderful tragedy.

Could there had been another ending to this literary work? Why, of course there could have been, but the ending scene is so dynamic and deep that I can´t imagine Medea as a wife that would endure the actions of a selfish husband. Medea acted because she had to defend her dignity, an though her actions were harsh, her feeling is in a way, justified.