Deception and manipulative motivations get you nowhere, but back to square one. You are angry and feel betrayed, so you become deceptive and manipulative, but soon the situation will reverse and people will see you for who you are. The lights come on and your true self is revealed and you lose the people closest to you. Medea was betrayed, someone left her, she became deceitful, people saw her true face and she found herself alone. Medea always gets what she wants and people don't realize it. She doesn't know any other way to communicate with people without manipulating them at the same time. The facade of intelligence only lasted for a while until the community realized that Medea was complicit. Medea uses two rhetorical devices in her conversation with King Creon. During this scene, Creon enters with his servants and declares that he will exile Medea from her country. The first rhetorical device is the logo and it is used when Medea persuades people using reasoning and using supporting evidence. Logos are a very effective strategy because one uses facts, statistics and other sources to support their claim. After Creon orders Medea to leave with her two children, Medea says, “For what reason, Creon, do you banish me? » (281). Medea is so straightforward with her question that nothing is lost in translation. Asking Creon such a question makes him question himself and his actions. Creon continues by saying that he is afraid of her and her evil plans. Medea acts like she doesn't understand why anyone would be afraid of her, especially a king. She even declares: “You gave your daughter to the man you wanted. Oh, sure, I hate my husband, but I think you acted wisely” (309-311). She is indirectly applauded...... middle of paper......the strategy of pathos really sold her the deal because Creon was able to pity her and her children while still looking at things in a new perspective.The Rhetorical Strategy Pathos was more useful to Medea because Creon actually agreed to give her more time. Medea using the logos strategy did not have a huge effect on Creon because the only thing Medea assured him was safety, as she said she was not angry with him. Medea's manipulative motives help her get through her life day by day, but at the end of each day she must accept that she has run away from everyone. Medea pushed many people who cared about and loved her out of her life, only to attack and ruin the life of one person. The facade of being intelligent only lasts so long until people realize that you are truly deceptive and manipulative. Works Cited Euripides and Alan Elliott. Medea. London: Oxford UP, 1969. Print.