Medea

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A Levels Classics (Medea) Flashcards on Medea, created by gavinfree on 04/22/2014.
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Medea laments the fact that her husband has taken a new wife.
She wins the Chorus over to her side by appealing to them as fellow woman and then declares revenge.
She convinces Creon to let her and her sons stay in Corinth one more day, then secures a safe life with King Aegeus of Athens.
Next, Medea tricks Jason into thinking that she's cool with his new marriage.
She manipulates her husband into asking Glauce if her kids can stay in Corinth.
Once this is done, she sends Jason and the boys off with cursed gifts for Glauce.
Still, Medea questions as to whether she should kill her sons.
She decides the boys' death is necessary and then revels in the news that Glauce and Creon have been murdered.
She slaughters her two boys.
Then, she erupts into the sky in a dragon-drawn chariot.
She trades some last bitter words with Jason.
Medea then flies away in her chariot while Jason is still talking.
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