Medea and Electra Group at eNotes

jhonny13-- Medea is a foreigner and considered a witch, and she was...

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:40:59 PST

jhonny13-- Medea is a foreigner and considered a witch, and she was only accepted into the society due to her marriage to Jason. Because, I feel at heart, Jason knows what he's doing will hurt Medea (I think he needs to have at least one redeeming quality), he's asked for her not to be exiled or banished. He probably also wants to still be able to see his children. It would be much easier for Jason to exile her, and not to have anything to...

In "Medea and Electra", why does Jason tell Medea she should...

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:43:12 PST

In "Medea and Electra", why does Jason tell Medea she should count herself lucky to have received only exile?

These plays are full of death. Here are lists of the characters who die,...

Fri, 8 Aug 2008 16:37:15 PST

These plays are full of death. Here are lists of the characters who die, or are thought to die, in each play.MedeaCreusa/Glauce--Medea soaks two golden robes in poison; Creusa dies when she wears one.Creon--he dies from the same poisoned robes while helping Creusa.the two boys--Medea stabs her own sons to death just to hurt Jason, their father.Electraalthough not a character in this play, the play opens with Electra mourning the death of her...

Which characters die in "Medea" and "Electra," and...

Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:30:06 PST

Which characters die in "Medea" and "Electra," and what is their background?

You can find a summary of the plot in the eNotes study guide. I've...

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:50:21 PST

You can find a summary of the plot in the eNotes study guide. I've provided two links to it below. Please take time to look at some of the other materials offered in the study guide. You'll find a list of contents on the righthand side of the page, under the heading Navigate. I'm sure you'll find much usefull information here. Thanks for using eNotes!

What is the plot of "Medea"?

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 08:25:27 PST

When I say plot, I mean the framework around which the story is built.

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, seems have been written before Euripides set...

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:36:54 PST

Oedipus Rex, by Sophocles, seems have been written before Euripides set down his own dramas. Many characters are reoccurring figures in Greek and Roman literature, as so much of the literary tradition centered around the mythology and theology of the time. Electra, in particular, had already been well characterized by Sophocles when Euripides got ahold of the story. It was only appropriate to make mention of this earlier work in order to...

Why does the play open with a mention of the tragedy of Oedipus?

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:00:23 PST

Why does the play open with a mention of the tragedy of Oedipus?