Medea
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Type of Literature (genre): Drama/Tragedy
Authorial information:
Euripides was born in 484 BC and took up drama at the young age of 25. At most drama competitions, however his plays came in last place until he was about 45 or 50 years old. In his entire life, he wrote 92 plays of which only five r ....
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.... pride and tradition is still popular in today's world.
Setting:
The entire play takes place on the island of Corinth in present day Greece. Individual places such as Medea/Jason's home, and the palace of the king and princess are also spoken of and used in the play. It has an ancient Greek setting as well.
Theme: "What goes around comes around."
The theme of revenge in the sense of Medea's strong desire to seek revenge on Jason.
Another possible theme of Medea may be that at times ....
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Word count: 1747
Page count: 7 (approximately 250 words per page)
