Medea’s character in Euripides and in Ovid’s versions show some comparable similarities, but also differences. However, are these differences highly pointed out as to conclude Medea is not the same person, if it came down to substituting one another? To begin with, in both versions Medea is a highly intelligent and capable woman. She seems very logical as to remember the details of her experiences, and puts every event in an orderly way, making sense of each person’s actions as she describes it. Therefore, she knows not only her afflictions, but also everyone else’s way of thinking and action. So, she is able to convince people into a certain course of action, and create successful plots of revenge. Throughout both versions it is clear that the only reason Medea could not predict Jason’s action, or think rationally when it came down to him was because she affected by blinding love. …show more content…
Ovid’s version quotes: “And even I, who’d lent my magic aid, Paled to see…fratricidal combat hand to hand” (Ovid, p.23). Ovid seems to dedicate a few lines to each characteristic of Medea that exists in Euripides, thus making the character not only realistic, but also equivalent to Euripides’ descriptions of her. She is a witch, a princess, a woman, a mother, and even a criminal as some view her. This is what Ovid writes: “Nor did I fear the sea-why, after all, Should I, a woman and a criminal?” (p.