kat070107's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
aurjolras's review against another edition
dark
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
bethalina_hi's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
homefornina's review against another edition
emotional
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
ichirofakename's review against another edition
4.0
[Enter Medea in a chariot drawn by dragons across the sky. She has the bodies of the dead children with her.]
mkmoore00's review against another edition
4.0
Better than the Oedipus Cycle, a really interesting look at the subjugation of women in Ancient Greece.
lukebyrd1's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
jbmorgan86's review against another edition
4.0
Medea is surprisingly psychological for such an ancient text. Its introspection and feminist-like themes make it seem like something straight out of the 21st century:
"Of all things with life and understanding,
We women are the most unfortunate,
First, we need a husband, someone we get
For an excessive price. He then becomes
The ruler of our bodies. This misfortune
Adds still more troubles to the grief we have,
Then comes the crucial struggle: this husband
We’ve selected, is he good or bad?
For a divorce loses women all respect,
Yet we can’t refuse to take a husband,
Then, when she goes into her husband’s home,
With its new rules and different customs,
She needs a prophet’s skill to sort out the man
Whose bed she shares"
“Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.”
"Of all things with life and understanding,
We women are the most unfortunate,
First, we need a husband, someone we get
For an excessive price. He then becomes
The ruler of our bodies. This misfortune
Adds still more troubles to the grief we have,
Then comes the crucial struggle: this husband
We’ve selected, is he good or bad?
For a divorce loses women all respect,
Yet we can’t refuse to take a husband,
Then, when she goes into her husband’s home,
With its new rules and different customs,
She needs a prophet’s skill to sort out the man
Whose bed she shares"
“Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate. Incurable, in each, the wounds they make.”
layla_fennelly's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0