Medea Flashcards
Who is Medea
-Granddaugther of Helios, the sun god
-Jasons ex wife
-A mother
Who is Jason
-Medea ex-husband
-An ancient Greek hero
-The princesses new husband
Where does the play take place
Corinth
Where is Medea from
Colchis
Medea gave up her homeland and family for Jason
True
Why does Medea want revenge on Jason
He broke faith with her by leaving her and marrying someone else
At the start of the play, where are Jason and Medea living
Corinth
Jason left Medea and married Creons daugther
True
Jason left Medea because he fell in love with someone else
False
Why does Creon exile or banish, Medea
-He is afraid of her
-She has been making threats against his family
What is the Nurse worried about at the start of the play
She is worried Medea will harm herself or others
The chorus is made up of corinthian men
false
What reason does jason give for leaving his family
It will help his family
The chorus agrees to kepp Medea plan for revenage a secret
True
Medea truely agrees with Jason Once she understands that he was only help their family when he left her
False
Who is Aegeus
King of Athens
Jason and Aegeus were good friends before jason broke his oath to Medea
False
Medea hated her children
false
Why does Medea decide to kill her children
It will hurt jason the most
WHo is Aegeus
-Someone who offers Medea asylum in Athens
-An old friend of Medeas
-SOmeone who believes Jason wronged his fmaily
How does Medea convince Creaob ti let her stay in Corinth one more day
-She appeals to his emothions(pathos)
-She explains that she doesn’t have ill intentions toward his family(logos)
Freidnship is a theme in the play
False
Medea struggles internally with the decision to kill her children
True
WHo does Medea kill by the end of the play
-Her children
-Creon
-The princess
