Both Medea’s logic and reasoning are always poorly justified. The simple fact that she always needs to justify her decisions says something about who she is and what she does. When she said that she must kill her children she said that it is because “no one..will rescue them.” (792) That statement is very ironic considering that their mother, who is supposed to be their primary protecter, is the one saying that no one will be able to protect them, so the logical thing would be to kill them obviously. All of her justifications are furthering the assertion that she only cares about herself, especially when her pride is on the line. Her pride is built on being a woman who men fear, woman scorn, someone who can not let someone get the upper hand on her in any way. She does not feel the least bit sad about killing her “own flesh and blood” (816) because on the positive Jason will feel even sadder than she ever will. She values her opinions, her revenge, and, most importantly, her pride, everything else far and in between are matters that will sort themselves out as far as she’s concerned.
I like how you added in when she said that no one would protect them. She said that as if they were some random kids that didn't belong to her. That didn't have her blood in their veins. Medea always seemed to find some poor excuse for her actions, which were never justified by any means.
ReplyDeleteI agree that Medea was selfish in her actions. Medea spilled the blood of innocent lives just because she had to get revenge on Jason for making her look a fool. It seems that Medea loved the idea of redeeming her reputation, and easing her heartbreak by getting revenge on Jason over the love of her children. Medea actions show that she is the epitome of too much pride and imprudence.
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