1. Ancient Greek Tragedy Euripides’ Medea

2. Learning Objectives Identify the characteristics, structure, and conventions of Ancient Greek theater (1). Outline the plot and central message of Medea. (2). Examine Medea as tragedy (1). Evaluate the value of the story, Medea (3). Consider the way(s) is Euripides’ Medea relevant now (5).

3. Greek Theater-The Theatron

4. Map of Ancient Greece in Euripides’ Time

5. Greek Tragedy As genre and origins Structure Tragic hero Three major tragic poets

6. Euripides Bust of Euripides, Marble, Museo Plio-Clementino, Rome Vatican Museums Roman copy of Greek (likely bronze)

7. Your Thoughts about Medea Jason Creon The Nurse Aegeus The family

8. Medea-What is the central message? Infidelity Justice The family The nation The immigrant The mad woman Destructive emotions

9. Medea as Tragedy Outline the characteristics of the genre of tragedy that are present in Medea?

10. In what other ways is this story relevant? Have you heard of this story before in other forms of art?

11. Medea Reimagined Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609-1664), Medea, Oil on canvas, Baroque

12. Medea Reimagined Eugene Delacroix, Medea About to Kill Her Children, Oil on canvas, 1838

13. Medea Repurposed Margaret Garner T.S. Noble, The Modern Medea 1867

14. Medea Reclaimed / Reconfigured Toni Morrison, Beloved 1987 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP6umkgMRq4 Morrison on Beloved https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP6umkgMRq4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNz7mV8ob2Q trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNz7mV8ob2Q

15. Medea-quick summary This play was based on the myth of Jason and Medea. Medea left her home state and her position as a daughter of a king to be with Jason. They have two sons together. Then Jason cheats on Medea and promises to marry the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. Creon visits Medea. He exiles her from the land. She argues back and buys herself one day. She continues to argue for her children to be saved from the exile she is faced with. Jason says there is nothing much he can do other than provide the means for her to leave.

16. Medea-quick summary Instead of planning to leave, she plots revenge in the form of murder. She sends gifts to Jason’s bride-to-be. One of the gifts was a poisoned robe. When Creon learns of his daughter’s sudden decline of health, he rushes to her, embracing her and suffering the same agonizing death. Upon hearing this from the messenger, Madea becomes determined to slay the children and flee with Aegeus, King of Athens who offered refuge.

17. Learning Objectives Identify the characteristics, structure, and conventions of Ancient Greek theater (1). Outline the plot and central message of Medea. (2). Examine Medea as tragedy (1). Evaluate the value of the story, Medea (3). Consider the way(s) is Euripides’ Medea relevant now (5).

18. Learning Outcomes * from syllabus 1.Comprehend and appreciate outstanding cultural expressions of the humanistic tradition. 2. Identify causal influences in the chronological development of arts and ideas. 3. Demonstrate how an expression of art, music, literature, philosophy, and religion illustrates a cultural period or stylistic concept 5. Compare how the situations of the persons they study may be similar to their own.

19. Helpful websites to check out http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater. html http://academic.reed.edu/humanities/110tech/theater. html https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdtDeZZ4RPk http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11- euripides.asp http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/eb11- euripides.asp