Medea - gender inequalities/roles Flashcards
who says ‘Medea seeks to please her husband in all she does…husband can count of complete support from his wife’
Nurse during prologos on M’s marriage to J
who laments the position of women to the chorus as ‘most miserable of specimens…master to play tyrant with our bodies’?
Medea
what does Medea say to the chorus about the position of women in society?
‘most miserable of specimens…master to play tyrant with our bodies’?
what does Jason say to Medea during the Agon about his inconveniences?
‘like a seasoned helmsman…to run before the tempest of your noisy protestations’
who says ‘like a seasoned helmsman…to run before the tempest of your noisy protestations’
Jason to Medea
what does Jason say to Medea when complaining about womens place on earth?
‘There must be some other means for mankind to reproduce itself … rid the world of all its troubles’
who says ‘i have shown wisdom…acted like a true friend to you and my children’
Jason to Medea
