Tag: Euripides

  • The Complexity of Euripides’ Medea: An Exploration of Gender and Morality

    The Complexity of Euripides’ Medea: An Exploration of Gender and Morality

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    When Euripides’ “Medea” debuted during the Great Dionysia in Athens, it received a disappointingly low acclaim, placing third behind the works of Sophocles and Euphorion. This reaction can be attributed to how Euripides confronts and challenges the audience’s entrenched beliefs about gender and morality, presenting themes that were both radical and unsettling. For many, it…