Medea

Euripides
1st produced in 431 BCE

BACKGROUND TO THE PLAY

Madea won third prize, but is till one of the
Medea convinces daughter to kill own father and she can bring him back to life

Video: a comtemporary Madea. Ben Power writer. Relationship went wrong and two
people cant communicate. How selfishness damages another person and they
become something truly appalling.
Still hold onto the evil that women can do this
Characters:
Medea: Barbarian, daughter of foreign king, cut her brother into pieces, cast a spell
on the daughters of a king so they would kill their father, cast multiple spells to help
Jason, and slew a dragon to help Jason steal the Golden Fleece
Jason
Creon: ruler of Corinth
Aegeus: ruler of Athens who gibes Medea sanctuary after she promises to give him
child
The nurse
Her children
Inciting Incident: Jason leaving Medea for a princess
Point of Attack: Being exiled
Exposition: monologue she said as she described everything she did for Jason
Foreshadowing: came out of her depressed state
Complications: wanted to poison the princess and kill her kids to get revenge on
Jason
Climax: she sent her kids with the poisoned dress and crown to kill the princess and
killed the king as well
Resolution: she decided to kill everyone and exiled herself
Zooman and the Sign
Inciting Incident:
Point of attack: making the sign
Exposition:
Foreshadowing: Emmet trying to convince Reuben to kill. Victor getting the gun
Complications: no one coming forward
Climax: killing zooman. Neighbors threatening
Resolution:

TEST
Plot points, Emmet, Victor, Rueben,
Medea, Jason, Creon, and Princess
Plot pointsessay formats
Test 3 questions