The topic of this essay is about the effects a secret can have on a person or event. The play “Medea” written by Euripides is a perfect example of how a secret can be detrimental. The topic of choice to write about is secrets, because Medea’s secret has a pivotal role in this play. Exposing and dissecting secrets can be very tedious, especially when you are trying to understand why someone kept something a secret, how this secret came to be, and why this secret is a secret. The question that will be answered is what effects can result from knowing or not knowing a secret and how secrets can affect internal feelings and external relationships. Catastrophe results because Medea makes a secret known to the chorus, audience and servants, while keeping the secret hidden from Jason and the King. When a person has a secret it can affect them, both internally and externally. In Medea’s case, her secret seems to cause more internal problems for Medea than external problems. Medea is a foreigner, whose husband is engaged to another woman, the King’s daughter. Medea’s secret is that she plans to kill her children and Jason’s future wife instead of Jason, the main reason being that, by killing the children and Jason’s future wife, it will cause Jason eternal pain. For Medea, her secret is her downfall. Medea’s internal struggle was seen throughout the play, especially when it was time to send her children away on their fatal journey. During this moment she was hesitant on whether she