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Medea (Medea (Distraught ("What about his oaths? His right hand that…
Medea
Medea
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Clever
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"I would never stooped to flattery of this man without having some profit, some scheme in mind? Would I have wasted breath on him or touched him with these hands? Never!"
I would not on any terms resort to friends of yours or accept anything from you; make me no such offer; gifts from wicked people bring only harm.
"When he comes, I shall use honeyed words... but so that I may kill the king's daughter by means of trickery."
Cold
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"Oh children, in all your years to come."
Ruthless
"Swear by this solid Earth and by the Sun, father of my own father, not omitting all the race of gods."
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Murderer
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"The best way is the direct one, in which I am particularly expert, using poisons to overcome them."
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Cunning
"What god, what spirit listens to you, the breaker of oaths, the deceiver of hosts?"
"What unpleasantness do you fear may happen to you? Have no fear of me Creon; my circumstances at present do not encourage me to offend against Kings!
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Distraught
"What about his oaths? His right hand that clasped mine and pledged his heart? You gods, I call you to witness Jason's gratitude to me!"
"Oh, I am wretched, pity me for my sufferings! Oh, if only I could die!"
"Why, Creon, are you sending me away from this land?"
"You have a place of refuge, but I am to turn my back on Corinth with none to share my fate."
"Ah, stop, my heart, do not do this deed!"
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Mother
"I gave them birth. When you prayed for a long life for them, I felt a pang of pity at the thought that this might not happen."
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Regretful
'O Father dear, my country, my home, I have betrayed you all in coming here with a man who now treats me with contempt!
"I am well aware how terrible a crime I am about to commit, but my passion is master of my reason."
Opinionated
"They say we live sheltered lives in the home, free from danger, while they wield their in battle - what fools they are!"
Jason
Unscrupulous
"You may feel hatred for me, but I could never wish you anything but good."
"You had the opportunity to have this country and this house as your home by summiting graciously to those in power, but no: you speak your foolish mind and for this exile is to be your reward."
Smug
"I have shown wisdom, yes, and prudence, and further that I have acted like a true friend to you and to my children."
"Yes, that I'll do; expect I'll win her round all right, if she's a women like all the rest!"
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Selfish
"But in fact in saving me you gained more than you gave, as I shall tell."
"Medea: If you were a man of honour, you should have won my consent to this new marriage instead of keeping it secret from your own family.
Misogynistic
"There should have been some other means for mankind to reproduce itself, without the need of a female sex; this would rid the world of all its troubles."
Arrogant
"Well, anyway, I call the gods to witness that I am willing to do anything I can for both you and the children. But yo are indifferent to these advantages and out of stubbornness you reject those who wish you well."
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Unsympathetic
"O children, what a wicked mother you had!"
Creon
Powerful
"I order you to leave this land and become an exile... I am a sole arbiter of this decree and shall not return to my palace until I banish you beyond this country's boundaries."
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King of Corinth
Has the power to banish Medea #
Chorus
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Women of Corinth
"[The Chorus of Corinthian women now enter the orchestra and begin to sing in lyric exchange with the nurse, interrupted twice by Medea's outbursts from inside the house.
Sympthetic
"Go and bring her here from the house. Tell her that we also wish her well and lose no time before she does some harm to those inside."
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Aegeus
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Gives sanctuary to Medea for children #
"There are many reasons why I am ready to oblige you in this request, my lady: chiefly gods and then your assurance to me of the birth of children."
"I do not want to incur guilt in the eyes of friends." #
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Nurse
Loyal
"...when the dice of life fall badly for a master, a good slave's heart shares the pain."
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