Medea Revenge Quotes

“While seeking revenge, dig two graves- one for yourself,” quoted by Douglas Horton. This quote highlights the fact that revenge takes away from the person who seeks it as much, if not more, than the person who did them harm. Medea is entitled to be upset but her quest for revenge leaves her worse than she started. While trying to crumble Jason’s life, Medea ultimately demolishes her own, and she has no one to blame but herself. All throughout Medea by Euripides, Medea tries to get back at her ex-husband and father of her children, Jason, after he left her for a younger woman. The nurse explains “Jason has cast aside his children and my mistress, and now goes to bed in a royal marriage.” Medea becomes exiled by the woman’s father, the king, for fear of her hurting his daughter. He says “I am afraid of you — no need to cover up my reasons — in case you do some irreparable harm to my daughter.” Jason then asks for the two sons to go live with him while their mother leaves. “Then tell your new wife to ask her father not to exile the children from this country?” Medea asks with the response, “Yes, of course, and I think I will convince her,” from Jason. All these things build up and she wants nothing more than to take everything away from Jason. Medea is passionate and acts on pain,

She can’t see the pain she is afflicting on her own life through the filter of anger. By trying to take Jason’s new life away from him, Medea leaves herself with nothing. She has every right to be upset with him for leaving her for another woman but she simply took it too far. “Forgive and forget” is easier said than done but her children could have had a great life. Instead, they were taken too young, as simple pawns in a game. Although Medea has the right to be angry with Jason, she must also accept responsibility for using her children as collateral damage, which ultimately leads to her own