DISCUSSION 1: (150 WORDS)
After reading and screening Euripides’ Medea:
Identify a key passage in each of the sections that allows us to understand an important aspect of the principal characters: Medea, Jason, the chorus which represents the women of Corinth, and Creon. Provide specific line references and explain the reason you selected each passage.As you engage with each other’s posts, comment on and add to the analysis of the characters.Present your response in a 100-word initial post.
DISCUSSION 2: (150 WORDS)
During the second half of the week, consider the following questions to develop the analysis in more detail. How did the production of Medea help you to better understand the characters and the conflict? What might have motivated Euripides to add the element of the filicide to the Medea myth?Consider the article “Filicide in Euripides’ Medea: A Biopoetic Approach”.What explanations besides revenge and Medea’s mental deterioration do the authors offer us to understand Medea’s actions? Which make sense to you? Which don’t? Why?
1 PAGE REFLECTION
Reflect on the ATTACHED readings. How have these fictional narratives influenced and shaped assumptions about women, motherhood, and evil? How influential are they in our time?
