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Medea Betrayal Quotes

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The writer, John R. Schafer, Stated "The more intense the relationship, the more intense the betrayal is." The quote means that when a relationship gets strong and betrayal happens, The impact on the person who is being betrayed is more degenerative. In Medea, Medea betrays Jason because he cheated on her for Glauce. Medea returns the favor by killing Jason’s sons and taking their corpses with her. “You killed my sons, and now refuse to let me even touch or bury them.” This quote represents when Medea killed her children and then refused to let Jason have their bodies for burial. This quote supports the topic sentence by showing how Jason had a relationship with his children until they were killed and how Medea had a relationship with Jason

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