Medea’s mother was part goddess, which in turn made Medea partially divine. She used her power, poison, to fulfill her will of enacting revenge against her husband. Medea shows us when she states, “She and all who touch the girl will die in agony; such poison will I lay upon the gifts I send.”(26) Medea uses her divine powers to kill the king and princess, which was all part of her plan to get back at Jason. Then to hurt him even more, she makes sure he will never see his kids again. She kills both of her kids with her bare hands to prove a point. This may have been difficult for a regular mortal woman, but since Medea is a demigoddess she sees the world differently and has a different sense of morality. Throughout the play there are also many instances where Medea yells out to the gods. At one point she says, “Great Themis, lady Artemis, behold the things I suffer, though I made him promise.”(6) They vowed to the gods when they got married and it seems that the gods are punishing Jason for breaking his vow to
Medea’s mother was part goddess, which in turn made Medea partially divine. She used her power, poison, to fulfill her will of enacting revenge against her husband. Medea shows us when she states, “She and all who touch the girl will die in agony; such poison will I lay upon the gifts I send.”(26) Medea uses her divine powers to kill the king and princess, which was all part of her plan to get back at Jason. Then to hurt him even more, she makes sure he will never see his kids again. She kills both of her kids with her bare hands to prove a point. This may have been difficult for a regular mortal woman, but since Medea is a demigoddess she sees the world differently and has a different sense of morality. Throughout the play there are also many instances where Medea yells out to the gods. At one point she says, “Great Themis, lady Artemis, behold the things I suffer, though I made him promise.”(6) They vowed to the gods when they got married and it seems that the gods are punishing Jason for breaking his vow to