Directions: Choose one question to answer. Remember that a successful response will quote and analyze key lines from the play.
A. What type of femme fatale is Medea? To what extent do you sympathize with her? How does she represent the role of women in Greek society and marriage?
B. What is the role of the gods and function of the chorus in Medea?
C. Analyze one or more of the following themes in Medea: revenge, betrayal, or exile. If you discuss the theme of exile, consider how Jason makes Medea into a racial Other.