Authorial Choices
This authorial choice characterizes Medea as vengeful and passionate without actually describing her.
What is indirect characterization?
The protagonist who plots revenge on her husband.
Who is Medea?
The city where the play takes place.
What is Corinth?
Jason causes the main conflict by doing this.
What is leaving Medea?
Medea is this type of Greek play.
What is a tragedy?
Medea’s ex-husband who leaves her for another woman.
Who is Jason?
What is Jason and Medea's home?
Medea kills these two people, despite her love for them, in order to carry out her revenge against Jason.
Who are her children?
Medea is known for being skilled in this supernatural art.
What is magic?
The use of this authorial choice helps to convey the voices of the women of Corinth.
What is the chorus?
The king of Corinth who banishes Medea.
Who is Creon?
Medea plans to escape to this city after carrying out her revenge.
What is Athens?
Medea struggles between her desire to get revenge on Jason and this emotion for her children.
What is love?
Jason was the leader of this heroic group.
Who are the Argonauts?
The use of this authorial choice reveals Medea's plans and emotions to the audience throughout the play.
What is monologue?
The king who offers Medea a safe place to flee.
Who is Aegeus?
Medea is originally from this faraway land.
What is Colchis?
Medea does this to help Jason escape with the Golden Fleece.
What is betrays her father/kills her brother?
The Chorus in the play is made up of these people.
Who are Corinthian women?
Making Medea the ______ helps her gain sympathy from the audience.
What is the tragic hero?
The princess Jason plans to marry.
Who is Glauce?
Jason and Medea met during this famous quest.
What is the quest for the Golden Fleece?
Medea’s revenge includes sending these deadly gifts to the palace of Corinth.
What is a poisoned dress and crown?
Medea escapes with help from this god.
Who is Helios?