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Please
answer the following questions about Euripides' Medea,
devoting 6-10 thoughtful sentences to each response.
Due: Monday, January 29, noon.
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Jason
implies that he rescued Medea from barbarism (vv. 535-537). Is his claim justified? Why or why not?
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Medea
extracts promises from both Creon and Aegeus (vv. 324-356
and 731-755). Compare and contrast her methods in
securing these promises.
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Assuming
you had read Medea for the first time, and you
had no prior knowledge of the myth, would you have expected
the heroine to kill her children? Why or why not?
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Consider
the placement of Jason and Medea onstage during the epilogue
(vv. 1314-1419). Where are the characters, and how
are their positions significant within the drama?
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