Medea -- Who said it?
Medea (146-149)
Where is 'Medea' set?
city of Corinth; specifically on the exterior of Jason and Medea's home
Who does Medea ask for refuge/asylum after she is exiled by Jason? And what does she promise to give to them in return
Aegeus ; a cure for childlessness
Who are the parents of Herakles?
Alcmene (mother) and Zeus (father)
Ship = The Argo
Sailors on the Argo = Argonauts
I have more sense now than I had
the day I took you from your barbarian land
and brought you to a Greek home-you,re a plague,
betrayer of your father and the land
that raised you. But the gods have sent the vengeance
that you deserve to crash down on my head.
Jason (lines 1376-1380)
Why is Medea upset at Jason at the beginning of the play?
How does Medea appear at the end of the play?
On a chariot (given to her by the god Helios)
Other than the 12 Labors, list 2 things that Herakles did
Hunted lion in Thespiae, episode with centaurs Chiron and Pholus, rescued Alcestis from underworld, Cacus, Busiris, freed Prometheus, rescued Theseus from the Underworld
'Argonautica' by Apollonius of Rhodes
They say that we live safe, untroubled lives at home while they do battle with a spear. They're wrong. I'd rather take my stand behind a shield three times than go through childbirth once.
Medea (lines 251-254)
Name 3 characters (other than Medea)
Jason, Nurse, Tutor, Chorus, Creon, Aegeus, messenger, Children of Medea and Jason (unnamed)
Who makes up the chorus in 'Medea'?
Women of Corinth
What items are associated with Herakles?
Club; lion skin
Name 2 episodes from Jason's adventures with the Argonauts
Women of Lemnos, Harpies, Symplegades, capturing Golden Fleece
What do you need children for? For me, though,
it's good if I can use my future children
to benefit my present ones. Is that
bad planning? If you weren't so irritated
about your bed, you'd never say it was.
But you're a woman-and you're all the same!
If everything goes well between the sheets
you think you have it all.
Jason (lines 582-589)
Where is Medea originally from and what was her status/occupation there?
Colchis ; princess and she practiced witchcraft/magic
What sources do we have for Medea's story? (Name 2)
Euripides' play 'Medea', Apollonius of Rhodes 'Argonautica', Seneca's 'Medea', Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', Hyginus' 'Fabulae'
Who was the first wife of Herakles?
Megara
Where is Jason from?
Iolcus (in Thessaly)
When you arrive,
I'll treat you justly, try to shelter you.
However, you must know this in advance:
I'm not willing to escort you from this land.
If you can come to my house on your own,
I'll let you stay there-it will be your refuge.
Aegeus (lines 742-747)
What does Medea ask of Creon?
To give her an extra day before she is exiled
What is Medea's plan for revenge? (Who does she kill and how does she kill them?)
Kill Jason's new wife and her own children
Kills Jason's new wife via a poisoned robe
Kills her children via knife/sword
List 4 of the 12 Labors of Herakles
Nemean lion, Hydra, Ceryneian Deer, Erymanthian Boar, Augean stables, Stymphalian birds, Cretan bull, Horses of Diomedes, Girdle of Hippolyta, Cattle of Geryon, Apples of Hesperides, Cerebus
How does King Pelias die?
Medea says she can use magic to make him young again; with the help of his daughters gets him to take a bath and he was chopped to pieces and boiled.