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Medea by Euripides

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marianneiriss's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

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dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

“Hate is a bottomless cup; I will pour and pour”

my favourite gender is women who practice witchcraft that have been wronged by men and decide to take revenge

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iaraya's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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cg1256's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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thaliajac's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I loved reading this for class!
Looking at it from a modern point of view it's strange how differently we would perceive it in comparison to the ancient greek audience. I really enjoy the incite it gave to how women were expected to act in the ancient world, as well as the present Xenophobia and elitism felt by the greeks to non greek speakers.

"i married you" really hits when you understand the context

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mirandaaaa's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

When you finally get a university text that I can add to goodreads he he I’m reading so much today. *cackles manically*

Anyways the actual play itself I thoroughly enjoy, every time I read the play it always fascinates me. It is probably one of my favourite Greek plays I would say. Mr Mason would be proud.

This is a true masterpiece of love, betrayal, hatred and the perception of aliens in the Greek world. Also there’s the whole debate relating to feminist Euripides. So lots to talk about and read into, not to mention it’s actually just a really good timeless story that is an actual bop to read.

I think there’s a strong misconception that classical text are very inaccessible and hard to read. This is a clear example of how wrong it is to think that, you can read it in an hour and happily grasp the concept of the play. Not to mention Medea is a legend and a multi-dimensional character.

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