Think about the plot of this play and the many twists and turns in its outcome. Remember how the Chorus (and the Nurse) at the beginning of the play feel differently about Medea from the way they do at the end. What do you infer are the motives of Euripides? Is he sympathetic to women and their plight in ancient Greece or, like Jason, does he think men would be "better off" without them? Perhaps you think he regards women in both ways. If so, what might be his motives? text: Euripides: Medea

Think about the plot of this play and the many twists and turns in its outcome. Remember how the Chorus (and the Nurse) at the beginning of the play feel differently about Medea from the way they do at the end. What do you infer are the motives of Euripides? Is he sympathetic to women and their plight in ancient Greece or, like Jason, does he think men would be "better off" without them? Perhaps you think he regards women in both ways. If so, what might be his motives? text: Euripides: Medea