Background info
The genre of play is Euripides's Medea
Tragedy or "pathetic" tragedy
The use of words to express something other than the literal meaning that is unexpected for the reader
irony
The play ____________________ the children's death in the nurse's monologue in the beginning
foreshadows
Medea
When a narrator does not give the truth or omits important details they are called this
unreliable narrator
The language that Euripides spoke and wrote in
Greek
A long time opponent that is difficult to defeat and may be a character's downfall
nemisis
The Illiad is this type of poem. This type recounts noble events of people that are emblematic of their culture.
Epic
Medea plans to go to this king's land in Athens to escape punishment
Aegeus
When the narrator is disconnected. The characters motives and beliefs are contrasting with how the story is told
narrative dissonance
How was Medea perceived at the time?
Crowds were very emotionally effected by it, but it was a bit to "progressive" for them in the roles of men/women
A political philosophy that believes in a society without laws, rulers, or military that is focused on personal freedom
anarchism
Medea contains many __________________ to Greek gods
allusions
Medea's grandfather who helps her escape
Helios
In a novel that predates 1900, if the narrator is a woman, she only has two possible endings: marriage or ____________________. If her story goes towards the second option, her story will end in death.
fallen woman
This Greek philosopher reviewed Euripides (and Greek drama in general) and created the first official piece of literary criticism
Aristotle
The type of juxtaposition for characters specifically
foil
tragic hero
Medea's gift to the princess
a dress and a diadem
A fancy term for a "coming of age novel"
bildungsroman
Is Medea an extant, fragmented, or lost play?
extant
A repeated idea, image, word, or sound that serves a larger purpose in the novel
motif
Medea and Jason in the play have opposite character traits making them _____________
foil or juxtapose each other
Who is killed by their own ship? (not actually in the story)
Jason
This type of hero originates in the Romantic Era of literature. They are also usually a man, who are usually very smart, charismatic, brooding, critical of society, and almost always a man. This type of hero is named after a famous poet.
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Byronic Hero