Medea

WhatkindofwomanwasMedea?Canyouanalyzehercharacterindetails?Wasshejustifiedinwhatshedid?Inmyopinion,Medeaisabeautifulandcharmingwoman,thoughherhusbandJasondeviatedheranditmadeherbecameacruel,meanandmercilesswoman,thegoodqualitiesofawomanandthespecificabilitiessheequippedwasindeliblewhichmadehertobeanoutstandingwoman.ThebeautyandcharmofMedeaisnotonlyherprettyappearancebutsomegoodqualitiesinsideofhercharacter.Medeaisabeautifulprincess,shewasexcellinginmagicarts.Besides,she’swiseandstrong.Inthemythology,hergoodqualitiescanbeseeneasily:sheappliedhermagicartsandherwisdomtohelpherhusbandcompletethethreetoughtaskssmoothly.However,althoughshehasthesegoodqualitiesandabilities,there’salsosomethingevilinsideofher.She’smean,cureandmerciless.And,inaway,theseevilthingsalsorevealswhatshedesiredatthesametime.Thatis:Love.Inthemythology,inordertohelpherexotichusband,shedeviatedherfatherandhermotherland,helpedherhusbandstolethegoldenfleecesuccessfully.Fromthiswecanseethatsheisaselfishwoman,besides,she’salsoacureandcold-bloodedwoman,inordertohelpherloverescape,shecheatedherbrother,killedandcuthisbodyintopiecesallbyherself.It’snodoubtherbehaviorwasverycruelandbloody,orevenabnormal,butontheotherhand,itrevealedthatloveisallthatshedesired,andonherwaytopursuelove,shehasmadeahugesacrifice,shegavesupherroyalposition,deviatedherfatherandherhomelandandevenherbrotherwaskilledbyherself,forherhusband,shegavesupalotofpreciousthingsandwecansaythathersacrificewasunprecedented.Buthersacrificewasn’trewardedintheend,instead,herlover’sdeviationhurthersodeeplythatmadehermoremerciless.Shekilledherhusbandandhisnewwife,evenhertwochildrenwerekilledbyherselfcruelly.Andthismiserablesituationfinallydecideshertragicfate.AsfarasIcansee,Medeawasn’tjustifiedinwhatshedid,forallthatshehasdonewasforlove,herloyaltyandpersistencetolovemovesmedeeply,Ithinkalthoughshebehavedcruellyandhasdonesomethingunforgivable,it’sallbecauseoftheloveshepursuedpersistentlyandherhusband’sdeviation.IthinkMedeaisabsolutelyaloyalandstupidwoman.Forinthestory,wecanseethatshehasmadehugesacrificesforherhusbandanditshowsusthatshelovesherhusbandandherfamilydeeply,shehasdedicatedeverythingtoherhusbandandthefamily,ifyouwanttoinvestigatewhoistobeblamedforMedea’smiserableending.Ithinkitshouldbeherhusband.Becauseofherhusband’sdeviation,Medeabecomeshopelessandangry,anditfinallymadeherbecomesacruelandmercilesswomen.Italsomakesherlifeturnsintoatragedy.