Medea

The tragedy Medea begins in a state of conflict. Jason and Medea have established their own family in Corinth when Jason decides too leave Medea and his two children to marry the daughter of Creon, the King of Corinth. It is her loyalties to her former husband that has made Jason's abandonment even more difficult for her to grasp; she is now intent on seeking revenge. As the play continues we discover Medea's own internal conflict. Her grief has drove her to madness and leads her to kill her own two children. I enjoyed reading the play and can sympathize with her when Jason left her, however, as the story progressed I began to feel that she was just a crazy woman. What kind of mother kills her children? I also liked this play because it wasn't as boring as I thought it would be.