Medea: A villain more than a hero
The ancient Greek society was a highly male-dominated society where, women had least of the rights. Unable to vote, own a land, women’s sole purpose was rearing children and pleasing their husbands, while men had all the liberty to explore many women and exercise all their political rights. The film Medea, explores these gender prejudices of the Ancient Greece while portraying Medea as rebel to these sexist oppressions with a violent and inhumane attitude. Although Medea was a strong and heroic woman who passionately fought against Greek gender injustice, her heroism was assisted by the murders of her kin, blinded by her cause; this heroism is highly unjustifiable and therefore is a negative example.
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