Medea-Necessary, And Manipulative

Medea is portrayed as a dangerous, scary, and manipulative character in the play Medea by Euripides. Medea is a scary woman when she is aggrieved, the Nurse expresses this in the prologue, “For hers is a dangerous mind, and she will not lie down to injury. I know her and she frightens me lest she make her way stealthily into the palace where his couch is spread and drive a sharp sword into his vitals or even kill both the bride king and the bridegroom and then incur some greater misfortune.” (Hadas, 215) The Nurse has been with Medea ever since she was a tiny babe therefore, the Nurse knows Medea’s tendencies, and personality. Using the Nurse’s credibility, it can be assumed that Medea is really a frightening woman. The Nurse says that Medea’s fury will not resolve itself, unless blood has been shed for the cause. …show more content…
This makes Medea even scarier because her actions won’t affect only one person, but rather a group of people. In addition to being scary and dangerous, Medea is also manipulative and can easily manipulate the feelings of others. For example, in Medea’s encounter with Creon, “Allow me to stay for this one day to complete my plans for departure and get together provision for my children, since their father prefers not to bother about his own sons. Have pity on them. You too are the father of children.” (Hadas, 222) Although, Medea says this to Creon, behind his back Medea says something entirely different, “Do you think I would have ever wheedled the king just now except to further my own plans? I would not even have spoken to him, nor touched him either.” (Hadas, 222) After beseeching the king, Medea reveals that she only implored the king to help advance her

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