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Question 1
What ultimate act of revenge does the title character commit in Euripides' tragedy Medea?
Medea kills her two sons to wipe out Jason's bloodline, believing that leaving him with no descendants is a fate worse than death itself.
Question 2
Why does the Greek hero Jason abandon his family and trigger the tragic events of the play Medea?
Jason leaves Medea for Glauce, the daughter of King Creon of Corinth, seeking to elevate his political and social standing in his new homeland.
Question 3
What deadly gift does the sorceress Medea use to murder her husband's new bride in the play Medea?
The sorceress sends a golden coronet and laced robes that cling to the princess's flesh, igniting a supernatural fire that also kills her father.
Question 4
How does the title character in the Greek tragedy Medea escape punishment at the end of the play?
She flees to Athens in a chariot drawn by winged dragons, a divine rescue sent by her grandfather Helios, the Greek god of the sun.