Medea; a story of tragediesMédée is the story of a forbidden love that ends in disarray. Euripides, a playwright born in 485 BC in ancient Greece, wrote this aforementioned play, which was one of the greatest tragedies of all time. Medea tells the story of a barbarian princess who travels to Greece with her true love, Jason. When they arrive in Athens, Medea sickeningly tricks the own children of Jason's political rival Pelias into brutally killing him. The Athenians are unaccustomed to his vicious ways and are amazed at his behavior in civilization. This causes Jason to worry deeply about his political career. He then leaves Medea for the princess of Corinth. Out of rage and spite towards Jason, Medea kills the king, the princess and her two sons. She then fled to the kingdom of her good friend Aegeus to find refuge. Each of the conflicts in this catastrophic novel contributes to enhancing the personality of each character. The story of Medea and her characters is altered and shaped through themes of love, betrayal, and revenge. Love has driven many people throughout the ages to commit reckless crimes. The anecdote of Medea is a similar story. Just after Jason leaves Medea, it is said that "her very devotion of love to Jason, now transformed into hatred, is shown to have always been of that somewhat noble and ugly sort for which such a change is natural." » Euripides) The amount that she his love was so great and so twisted that it was so easy to persuade him to do evil. Even when she tries to display her love for Jason, she ends up causing the death of Pelias, her political rival. The only reason Medea ventured to Athens was because she was “deeply struck by her love for Jason” (Euripides). After he left... middle of paper ...... he betrayed Medea. All the rest of the play is Medea taking revenge. In conclusion, revenge is the theme around which the entire play is written. The story of Medea and her characters is altered and shaped through themes of love, betrayal, and revenge. The love Medea had for Jason pushed her to leave her homeland and caused Jason to leave Medea for the princess. Medea allowed herself to be overcome by her need for revenge when Jason betrayed her, after having murdered his political rival out of love for him. Each theme led to the next, until Medea had completed her revenge and Jason was left alone with his dead wife. Medea and Jason loved each other, but Medea's barbaric instincts and Jason's political necessities entangled them in a web of betrayal and revenge. Works Cited Euripides, Medea. City of publication: Name of publishing company, copyright date. Novel.