Part one of term paper
Medea is a tragic text due to it containing a tragic hero, Medea, who due to her harmartia challenges the dominant views of femininity in the patriarchal society of the epoch, thus furthermore making it a feminist text. While pursuing her ambition Medea disregards many of the feminine stereotypes/ characteristics of the patriarchal Greek soc ...

Part two of term paper
... that arouses pity or fear in the audience."(Aristotle on Tragedy, http://www.planetpapers.com/count.cgi?ID=59). In the play Medea the protagonist Medea conflicts with Greek society, and it’s views that males are dominant, the all powerful rulers and it’s beliefs that women are subordinate to males and her actions to achieve revenge also rouses pity and fear( Jason’s betrayal, audience pity her however when she kills her kids they fear her ). Another component of a tragedy is that it contains ...