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Canonball
Discussing "Medea" By Euripides With Evan
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Alex
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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In this episode of Canonball, Evan and I discuss the play "Medea," which Euripides wrote and which was first performed in 431 BC.
The cover art for this episode is the painting "Jason and Medea," which John William Waterhouse completed in 1907.
Introduction And Summary
Mythological Background
Exploring Psychological Extremity
Medea's Body Count, Feminism, And Ancient And Modern Misogyny
Great Writers Steel-Man Villains While Bad Writers Caricature Them
What Medea Sacrificed For Jason And Her Social Ambition
Medea's Plan, Jason's Love, And Euripides' Depth
Are The Men In The Play Idiots?
The Dangers Of Constraining Women, Whom The Ancients Viewed As High-Capacity
Is Medea A Tragic Figure Or A Force Of Nature?
The Tone, Universality, And Value Of Ancient Greek Tragedy And Ancient Writing Generally
What Was Medea Going To Do In Athens?
Who Won? Who Lost?
Closing Thoughts And The Origins Of Memes