, Apollonius Of RhodesThe Argonautika, And Ovids...

All based on the same myth of Jason and Medea, Euripides Medea, Apollonius of Rhodes the Argonautika, and Ovids Metamorphoses each describe a unique version of the same character. The initial characterization of Medea in Euripides play serves as the basis in which both Apollonius and Ovid base their interpretation of Medea. Although each, in its own defining events, shape a similar Medea who overcomes similar difficulties, the execution of each calls for a different interpretation of the woman by the reader. The organization of each story immensely effects the perspective given to the reader. Euripides play skims over the actual events that take place throughout the story and revolves around the outcome of these events. Leaving†¦show more content†¦Still today, we see many unfaithful marriages, but murder is not an option. A spouse who murders his cheating wife is more wrong than the wife who cheated in the first place, and killing his children to get revenge would be an unspeakable deed. A reader from today cant relate to the thought process of Medea, which lends a slim margin to any sympathy for the character. Euripides, however, does create slight sympathy for her when she mentions her lack of family and friends due to betraying them to be with Jason, who in turn betrays her. This piece of Euripides story, though, is too miniscule to counteract the menacing thoughts of Medea. This same small mention is brought about in Ovids version, but it also is just a brief point without much depth. The Argonautika takes a much more sympathetic route by describing Medea as a much younger, innocent girl. The fact that the second story shows the beginning more in depth leads the reader to see the hardships that may have led her to become the bitter woman Euripides depicts. Neither Euripides nor Ovid include the hateful image of Medeas father, which gives an immediate understanding to the reader as to why Medea can never go back to her homeland. Her betrayal to her father was too great. The readers of the time, knowing the outcome of the story, would have been shown why Medea plotted against Jason the way she did because the hardships she faces to help Jason are explained. Not only was her