Greek Tragedy XVIII: Euripides’s Medea, or Kramer vs Kramer

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Tragedy, The Greeks

Welcome to the messiest divorce in Greek mythology.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Why do you think the first character we meet is the nurse? How would you describe her relationship with Medea?
  2. Why do you think Jason is engaged to the princess?
  3. Does Medea’s revenge plot stem from Jason’s actions or from Creon’s? Why?
  4. Is Medea a threat because she’s a foreigner or because she knows magic? Why?
  5. Does Medea’s magic stem from her grandfather or from her woman’s wisdom? Why?
  6. Why does Medea kill her children? What would happen to them if they were to live instead? What if they had been daughters instead of sons? Do you think her actions would have been different? Why or why not?
  7. Do you think Aegeus will regret his kindness towards Medea? Why or why not?
  8. For AP credit: Compare and contrast Lady MacBeth and Medea.
  9. We never see the princess. How would you tell this story from her viewpoint?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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