Medea: BP2

Question 1

BP2: TS

Answer 1

While the influence of hubristic actions can result in disarray and turmoil, love is also a dangerous force which, if manifested in an uncontrollable manner, can lead to chaos destabilisation among society.

Question 2

BP2: Evidence 1

Answer 2

As she battles the tempestuous decision to kill her children, Medea proudly declares that her ‘passion is master of [her] reason.’

Question 3

BP2: Analysis 1

Answer 3

Overwhelmed by desire and anger, Medea’s ‘love’ that she once held for Jason has cultivated into a deadly abomination, uncontrollably spreading and evidently fueling her craving for extreme revenge against her husband.

Question 4

BP2: Analysis 2

Answer 4

While Medea’s love has fundamentally manifested into a toxic desire for revenge, it still establishes her vengeance as a consequence and act of love.

Question 5

BP2: Evidence 2

Answer 5

Before he leaves, Jason desperately begs to ‘touch [his] children’s soft skin’ one final time.

Question 6

BP2: Analysis 3

Answer 6

Despite Jason displaying a sense of warmth and compassion towards his children, this sentimental ‘touch’ holds no value, and he will never be able to mend the once harmonious familial structure due to his oath breaking; furthermore, dangerously degrading Medea’s love for the people she once held so dear.

Question 7

BP2: Analysis 4

Answer 7

As a result, Medea ruthlessly pushes aside the love for her children as her fundamental quest for revenge has surpassed this longing, causing her to spiral into an endless void of retaliation and retribution.

Question 8

CS

Answer 8

Overall, Euripides warns his readers of the dangerous nature of love, as it can contribute to a tumultuous and disorderly pathway, leading to the deliberate and willful destruction of humanity.