Minor Characters In Euripides Medea

Show how Euripides uses minor characters to develop in ideas in the play Medea
“Medea is a classical tragedy by Euripides set in the ancient setting of Greece. In this play all characters play an important role including the minor ones. Minor characters are characters that work hand in hand with the protagonist and antagonists of a drama such as Medea to convey a message that we may have missed as well as move the plot forward to reveal more suspense with the help of an abundance of foreshadowing and no lack of subtle hints. They play important roles in influencing the outcome of the play. In this essay, there will be a discussion of minor characters and how their small roles had a major impact in turning the plot and creating a bundle of imagination in the

The nurse gives the audience a reflection of the feelings and emotions recurring into Medea’s soul and forcefully makes the readers empathise with her and help everyone argue that she is not villain but victim as she has many allegations of being villainous in the play. The minor character of the nurse also brings out the big persistent theme of feminism as she constantly mentions the regular sufferings of a woman in; the ancient Greek era and sympathises with Medea when she cries about her being betrayed and rebels from being a compressed house wife. The audience is also given plenty of subtle hints which is a dramatic technique and builds interest, by the nurse such as “[Medea] hates her sons […] I dread to think of what is hatching in her mind”. All in all, the nurse plays an important role in starting the play effectively and vividly describing the pains and hardships Medea has gone through during her life, and how Jason’s bad behaviour has turned her into a beast that can do anything to attain