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Medea Global Issues, Greek society's belief that anyone other than…
Medea Global Issues
Beliefs, Values, Education
Beliefs
The theme of Beliefs are often displayed in Medea.Throughout the play, characters could be seen referencing the names of greek gods.Medea’s actions are sometimes framed within her belief that the gods will support her cause, as she seeks justice against Jason’s betrayal. This reliance on divine forces illustrates the ancient Greek belief in fate and divine retribution as inescapable and morally guiding.
Gender beliefs are also clearly seen in the play as it shows how greek society believes in the gender roles of women to only have loyalty to her husband with the husband being allowed to do whatever he wanted without being served justice.This therefore shows how these beliefs limits women in greek society with Medea challenging those beliefs throughout the play
values
The idea of values is vividly portrayed throughout the play, firstly seen in Jason's betrayal to Medea, leaving her for another woman. This betrayal angers Medea significantly as she places a high value on loyalty which is linked to the belief that greek women have to be loyal to her husband. This violation of trust therefore sets up the plot of the play.
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The beliefs in the play Medea reflect the beliefs of the society it was written for in their time period. Women are only seen as property, no voice outside their family and no purpose outside bearing children. The values are incredibly traditional believing that the man can go whatever he pleases and have no consequences whilst the woman is meant to stay demure and loyal. The eduction is only for the upper class and very limited for the women, men are meant to go out and fight and women are meant to stay home and keep house. We see throughout the play the extreme difference between male and female expectations.
Art, Creativity, Imagination
Creativity
Medea is incredibly creative with her revenge, she used her history and her past knowledge to create something so beautiful to lure her in in order to kill her,
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Culture, Identity, Community
Identity
Medea's identity as a foreigner inherently restricts her abilities in Greece. She came to the land with Jason, and hence his betrayal affected her way more than it would have if the scene was set in her hometown instead.
Community
Medea’s extreme actions challenge the limits of human emotion and reason. Her transformation from a loving wife to a vengeful murderer raises questions about the human capacity for extreme emotions and irrational behavior. It speaks to the broader global issue of the emotional and psychological toll of personal crises, especially in the context of war, trauma, and mental health
Culture
In Corinth, it is normalised for women to be the ones staying and taking care of their children and their homes. Medea has somewhat contributed to this as she bared children and taken care of them under her and the nurse's hands but is later conflicting as she grew a hatred towards them and eventually kills them in the end.
Science, Technology, Environment
In modern discussions, Medea’s story can relate to science through ethical questions about human nature and the consequences of pushing boundaries. Her extreme actions in the name of personal justice and revenge can be compared to debates in scientific fields, such as genetic engineering or artificial intelligence, where moral and ethical limits are explored.
Environment
Medea, by setting in a place where patriarchy is a thing has settled as an environment has also changed her is some way. Although I haven't read the story between Jason and Medea's story, I can still see that Medea is unlike those people (specifically female) in this story as she is able to fight back form the system. The education she recived is from a different place and that had cause the fact the she might be unable to understand why does the woman in Greek just accept the fact that their husband cheated on them.
Politics, Power Justice
Medea find justice (from Jason's cheating) through murdering his bride and their children. There is satisfaction from getting back at him but at a horrible cost. Medea is depicted as a morally gray character as she commits horrible murders for an understandable (emotionally) cause. The question is if her quest for justice has been taken too far.
JUSTICE: In history, Women have face many injustices due to the different social standards put on men and women. While it might be acceptable for a man to cheat (have concubines and a mistress), Women have to stay loyal and loving to their partners, forced to let go of the unfair feeling that accompanies realisation. Due to Patriarchal standards, women were given worth from getting married and their ability to have children. Men treat women like property, a thing that is dispensable and interchangeable. The cheating could leave a dent on a mans reputation but could ruin a women's life.
One of Medea's driving motivations is her need of JUSTICE against Jason who wronged their marriage vows and left her. Medea fights the injustice that Women across millennia have had to endure. When Jason cheats on her and marries a new bride, She reacts with a fury and anger. Her actions to let her husband feel her same feelings of injustice are driven and deserved. Unrestricted by the societal pressures of a patriarchal society, Medea acts in her own way, fighting against the men in her life that have wronged her. 
POWER: Due to patriarchal standards, Men are deemed to have more power than their female counterparts. Throughout history, many feminists movements have formed to combat the injustices formed from a system that favours the male perspective.
Medea could be considered an early feminist figure, with her representing the rage and strength of women, traits that are often ignored or muted by society. Medea, in her own way, gains back her power from her relationship by employing both her feminine (maternal and rhetoric) and typically masculine (Violence and anger) traits to receive her end of justice and gaining her power back in her and Jason's relationship. 
Greek society's belief that anyone other than their people are barbarians - Alienates individuals like Medea and causes fear to spread (e.g Creon's fear of medea
Greek society's values as favour men, for any intelligent woman is a threat to society. By being violent and powerful, Medea is seen as a non conventional woman and a threat. She both exhibits traditional feminine traits (like being motherly) and more masculine traits (violence, manipulation, murder, you know)
This is one of the key reasons as to why the plot of Medea happened as it did. Had Medea been a Greek woman, she would not have been obliged to try to fit in and conform to standards.
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