Medea Test Flashcards
Impunity
Exemption from punishment
Embroidered
Decorated needlework
Fidelity
Loyalty, faithfulness
Invidious
Calculated to create offense
Recrimination
Returning one accusation with another
Intractable
Not easily controlled
Consign
To transfer to another’s custody
Expiate
To atone for
Practitioners
Satisfaction for wrong or injury
Supercilious
Haughtily, disdainful
Scurrilous
Grossly offensive
Redress
Shameless boldness
Who is Creon?
Creon is the father of Glauce and king of Corinth.
Creon’s relationship with Medea?
Creon felt threatened with Medea within the city walls because her husband was marrying his daughter.
What is Creon’s part in the play?
Creon orders Medea out of the city.
What punishment does Creon have prepared for Medea?
Creon banishes her and her soms
Who is Medea willing to kill her sons?
Because she is consumed with hatred for her husband that she has to get revenge on him from every direction
What does Medea respond to Jason?
Medea tells him that she saved his life and gave everything up for him.
Who is Helios? And his relationship with Medea?
Helios is the sun god. Helios is Medea’s grandfather.
Who is Hecate?
Goddess of magic and witchcraft.
