HUM-8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 30: Aegeus, Madea
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Corinthian women sing in sympathy and friendship with medea, critical of jason. Episode one (194-386): medea"s intelligence: i have come outside . Reasonable (she is not distraught, maybe she was faking?) Battle vs. childbirth: i would rather fight three battles than go through childbirth once. You have every right to punish him. : kreon. Claims to be a victim of her reputation for cleverness. You are a father; you have sons yourself. I shall make corpses of three of my. After his yielding and exit, her tone changes. enemies. One remaining problem: what city will receive me? . Claims credit for success of his heroic quest. Accuses him of breaking oaths, harming friends. Jason"s defence: credits aphrodite and eros, claims to have helped medea. Alliance with royal house, brothers for children: she has no need of more children, accuses her of sexual jealousy, wishes for another way to have sons, chorus (and audience?) side with medea.
