Over the
course of Euripides's play, "Medea", the protagonist makes five truly significant
speeches, which seem to provide the outline for the plot. This paper explains how, in these speeches, Medea addresses the audience or the chorus of women, among whom she seeks a measure of justification and self-understanding. It discusses how, from the beginning, her motivation and determination in destroying Jason's new family is obvious. However, her thoughts regarding the death of her own
children seem to vacillate throughout the work. The writer points out that, over the course of these speeches, one sees the development of her
revenge, the careful strategic outlay of her plans, and steady struggle with her
maternal instincts. It also shows how her womanly
desire for revenge and the desire to shelter her children from a harsh reality are portrayed in these speeches.
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