Medea

Medea was an interesting story, because it's dealing with the topic matter of tragedy and sympathies was so radically different than what was the supposed norm. In most stories, the protagonist and the main person to rally behind is the male lead, but in Medea we instead focus on Jason's wife, Medea. This radically changes the perspective, and allows for a different mood to permeate throughout the work. Surprisingly enough, Jason is still portrayed as the rational actor throughout the tragedy, despite his being clearly at fault for abandoning his very supporting wife. Her plan at revenge is well thought out, although the motivation behind it can still classify the actual revenge as an act of "passion", due to a supposed failing of the mentality of women. Jason's use of logic as the reasons for his abandonment of his wife should endear the audience to his cause, but the idea of his ditching his life partner for such a trivial reason still lands the majority of the audience in favor of Medea.