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Classics - TragedyIt seems that the nearly completely critics of Medea ar unanimous in oneprominent feature of the work out alone, and that is in their im custodyse offense for Jason. Kitto says In him (Jason) it is impossible tofind anything that is non mean, while Lucas says Jason is abruptlyselfish, and utterly unconscious of his selfishness. It is hard tofind anything kind about Jason as on pillow slip value he is such an obviousvillain. But all these comments on the Medea centre round a study ofMedea herself, while making passing comments on Jason, as and whenthey see fit, yet they all see Jason as the other main lawsuit inthe play. When one devotes the largest proportion of study on Jason, alternatively than Medea, a picture of kinder, caring Jason is created. ThusI conceptualize that a case can be make for Jason - he is no paragon of philanthropy or any good quality, solely he does not quite deserve suchcomments as The unrelieved baseness of Jason is revolting.Vellacot t says in his introduction to the play that to appreciate thebalance of this play we must take caution not to pre-judge Jason. Thisis an essential point to make, as Jason has all the elements of atypical villain - he has a wife who devoted his life to him, yet henow deserts her for his own sexual satisfaction. Yet as Jason sayshimself, on numerous occasions, he is not getting married for solelyfor his own merit, but for those of Medea and his children as wellIts not for the sake of any woman that I have made this royalmarriage, but, as Ive already said, to ensure your future... andbuild earnest for us all (P.35)Such speeches and comments cannot respectable be ignored - he says this asthese are his authorized motivations, the reasons why he has gone abouthis actions. The nurse, a character who in the early stages is heavilybiased against Jason, even saysJason is a prisoner in a princess bed (P.4)Whether Euripides meant this to mean that he was literally a prisoner,or just captiv e to her good looks we cannot be sure, but either wayshe is showing that Jason cannot be completely at fault.Jason is acting just like most men in his position would - Medea is anexile, so Jason is not bound to her in marriage in the true spirit,and as we have seen, she is being betrayed for her own benefitpage.Medea says herself that it is acceptable for a men to divorceClassics - Tragedy English LiteratureClassics - TragedyIt seems that the nearly all critics of Medea are unanimous in oneprominent feature of the play alone, and that is in their immenseabhorrence for Jason. Kitto says In him (Jason) it is impossible tofind anything that is not mean, while Lucas says Jason is utterlyselfish, and utterly unconscious of his selfishness. It is hard tofind anything kind about Jason as on face value he is such an obviousvillain. But all these comments on the Medea centre round a study ofMedea herself, while making passing comments on Jason, as and whenthey see fit, yet they all see J ason as the other main character inthe play. When one devotes the largest proportion of study on Jason,rather than Medea, a picture of kinder, caring Jason is created. ThusI believe that a case can be made for Jason - he is no paragon ofkindness or any good quality, but he does not quite deserve suchcomments as The unrelieved baseness of Jason is revolting.Vellacott says in his introduction to the play that to appreciate thebalance of this play we must take care not to pre-judge Jason. Thisis an essential point to make, as Jason has all the elements of atypical villain - he has a wife who devoted his life to him, yet henow deserts her for his own sexual satisfaction. Yet as Jason sayshimself, on numerous occasions, he is not getting married for solelyfor his own merit, but for those of Medea and his children as wellIts not for the sake of any woman that I have made this royalmarriage, but, as Ive already said, to ensure your future... andbuild security for us all (P.35)Such speeches and comments cannot just be ignored - he says this asthese are his genuine motivations, the reasons why he has gone abouthis actions. The nurse, a character who in the early stages is heavilybiased against Jason, even saysJason is a prisoner in a princess bed (P.4)Whether Euripides meant this to mean that he was literally a prisoner,or just captive to her good looks we cannot be sure, but either wayshe is showing that Jason cannot be completely at fault.Jason is acting just like most men in his position would - Medea is anexile, so Jason is not bound to her in marriage in the true spirit,and as we have seen, she is being betrayed for her own benefitpage.Medea says herself that it is acceptable for a men to divorce