Medea
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An ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a former princess of the "barbarian" kingdom of Colchis, and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world threatened as Jason leaves her for a Greek princess of Corinth. Medea takes vengeance on Jason by murdering Jason's new wife as well as her own children, after which she escapes to Athens to start a new life.
 

Medea
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1. 'Time Is Old; And In His Store Of Tales. Men Figure No Less Famous. Or Infamous Than Women.'

2. 'Live Free From Danger.'

3. Rhetoric

4. 'You Are A Fool - I've Told Myself.'

5. 'The Thing That You Must Do Is Fearful - Yet Inevitable.'

6. 'You Smile At Me - Your Last Smile: Why?'

7. 'You'll Give Me Double Pleasure If Their Death Was Horrible.'

8. Stichomythia

9. 'And If You Break Your Oath - What Then?'

10. 'This One Day Let Me Stay.'

11. 'It Was Your Choice. Blame No One But Yourself.'

12. She Does Not Explain Why She Was Banished

13. Iolcus

14. 'This Is The Act Of A Sensible Woman.'

15. 'But My Pain's A Fair Price - To Take Away Your Smile.'

16. 'We Have 'Bought' A Husband'

17. Difference In Masks Worn In Comedies And Tragedies

18. 'Come - Flame Of The Sky - Pierce Through My Head! What Do I Gain From Living Any Longer?'

19. 'Look Down Upon The Accursed Woman Before She Lifts Up A Murderous Hand.'

20. 'Betrayed'

21. He Doesn't Believe She Could Kill The Children

22. 'Was Wise - Not Swayed By Passion.'

23. Sappho

24. 'And Children's Skin Is Soft - And Their Breath Pure.'

25. 'Medea - Poor Medea! Your Grief Touches Our Hearts.'