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Medea

By Euripides - Stage play

Stage playStageScene 2
A marble relief showing Medea with the daughters of Pelias.

Marcus CyronCC BY-SA 3.0Wikimedia Commons

Roles

  • Medea - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female

About this piece

Medea laments the fact that her husband has left her

Summary

The play centers on the revenge by Medea on her husband Jason after he leaves her for another woman, Glauce, the daughter of King Creon. In this monologue Medea laments the fact that her husband has left her for another woman.

Tone

DepressedLamentingReminiscing life story/Telling a story

Use cases

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