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Medea
Euripides
Jason leaves Medea for a better marriage, and she destroys everything he has, including their children. Euripides gives her the clearest speech in the play about what marriage costs women, which is what makes the ending so hard to sit with.
Why you should read this
Among the most frequently staged Greek tragedies today, this play is built around a female lead unusual for the genre in how much agency and interiority she is given. It remains a staple of both classics courses and the modern theatre repertoire.
- Field
- Literature
- Form
- Fiction
- Published
- 431 BCE
- Themes
- Greek TragedyLiterature
