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Medea uses the best source of revenge ever. She uses Jason's own children against him. For her own pride, not to look like a fool in front of anybody, Medea kills King Creon's daughter Glauce, who is to be married to Jason, and her two children. She kills Glauce by sending her children with poisoned clothing for the princess, which also lead to the murdering of her children. She tells Jason “They died from a disease they caught from their father” (2).
Medea also feels strongly about revenge, because she gave up her whole life to be with Jason, and this is the thanks she gets. She murdered her brother and betrayed her family by leaving her h
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B. She says not only that women are defenseless, but rather the one to be feared She displays this cruelty and savagery as Jason states “You loved them, and killed them. She is ahead of her time, by acting this way, because back then, woman had to do what their husband said or they were disobedient. ” (6) But even though she has her thoughts, Medea demonstrates how she has cruel and savage passions through killing her children. Medea made sure that Jason would live in agony and sorrow for what he did to her for the rest of his life. She shows herself to be a proactive, determined woman who is ready to do what she has been planning throughout the story. In the beginning of the book, she starts to threaten revenge on her husband, Jason. Women have grown to be very independent over the years, so that if in fact their husbands do leave them for another woman or whatever the case may be they can still support their children, without depending upon the man to do it.
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