MEDEA Flashcards
NURSE:
“for moderation…____”
“excess…. means___”
“for moderation…. in practice… is by far the best for a man”
“excess… means no profit for man and pays him back with greater ruin”
CHORUS
“passions [should not go] _______”
“passions [should not go] beyond due measure”
JASON- sexism
“without the ….., __”
“how ____”
“if_______”
Critisizes Medea’s _______ __________
“without the … female sex, this would rid the world of all its troubles
“how a sensible women should behave”
“if shes a woman like the rest!”
surly temper
IDENTITY QUOTE 1
“to be______” (Strophe)
“to be denied ones native land is a misery beyond all others”
IDENTITY QUOTE 2
Medea has “___________” (Anti)
“no city, no friend to show [her] pity when [she has] suffered suffering’s worst”
Medea will not “tolerate to______ the ____________”
She doesnt want others to think of her as a “___________ …. but an ___________
“to suffer the mockery of [her] enemies”
“weak and feeble woman…. but an enemy to be feared”
Still in the state of ‘psychomachia’, Medea forces herself to “__________” and “___________” she is about to use.
“put on [her] armour” and “grip the sword”
MEDEA LACKS SOPHROSYNE
She is “well aware_____________, but _______________, passion that _____________”
“well aware how terrible a crime [she is] about to commit, but passion is the master of [her] reason, passion that causes the greatest suffereing in the world”
ANAGNORISIS
Medea admits she has a _____
“stubborn heart”
MATERNAL LOVE
Like any mother of maternal insticts, Medea’s “____________”
She “will not _____________”
“heart dissolves when [she] sees the shining faces of [her] children”
“will not leave [her] children to the mockery of [her] enemies “
What do the Nurse and Chorus say about Medea that warns us of her excessive nature?
- s
- s
- u
- q
- p
- savage temperament
- stubborn will
- unforgiving nature
- quarrelsome moods and insatiable strife
- proud, impassioned soul
“wrong a ________________”
“wrong a women in love and nothing on earth has a heart more murderous”
Creon fears Medea as she is a treat to civilisation.
“a woman who _________, is easier__________________”
“a women who is hot tempered and likewise a man, is easier to guard against than one who is clever and controls her tongue”
JASON IS SELFISH
“you __________”
“for __________”
“________”
“you gained more than you gave”
“for what need have you of children?”
“to ensure my prosperity”
ALTRUISM
“i wanted________”
“could _________”
i wanted us to live comfortably
could never wish you anything but good
