Medea’s relationship with Glauce had already turned sour after she learned about Jason’s plan to marry her. Their interaction develops into a full-blown tragedy with horrifying consequences. Her hate drives her to do terrible and hurtful things to both Glauce and Jason. The arranged marriage between his husband and Glauce-a wealthy and royal princess breaks her heart. She feels betrayed and ensures that the marriage never takes place.
Throughout the play, Medea tries to appeal to Jason not to go ahead with the marriage arrangements. She reminds him of all the sacrifices she had done to be with him. However, he remains unmoved and forges on with his plans to marry Glauce. This drives her to put her plans for vengeance into action and does not stop until she has murdered Cleon, Glauce and her own children.
The main theme of this play is revenge. The author shows how far Medea is willing to go to avenge her husband’s betrayal. Her pursuit for vengeance is legendary. For instance, her revenge is seen when she goes ahead to kill the bride to be, her father and their two children. In addition, Medea had killed her own father and brother for the love of Jason. It’s evident that her revenge on Jason is greater than the love for her children. She believes that killing her children will ruin Jason’s
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The theme of betrayal is well illustrated in this case. Medea grieves the loss of her husband’s love as she opts to marry the Corinthian princess to increase his status and wealth. She feels betrayed as they were already married and had kids. She does not understand Jason who attempts to explain himself claiming that he does not even love Glauce. In addition, Medea feels that all the sacrifices she had made including killing her brother just to be with Jason were all in vain. Jason refuses to change his mind even after he is reminded of how she abandoned her people and chose to be with