Medea_And_Direction

Medea And Direction Medea is not an easy text on a few different levels. On the most basic, it is difficult to read. The language, while translated, isn’t the easiest to follow, and the story line is sometimes choppy. On a different level, the nature of the play, as a tragedy, may be difficult for some theatre-goers to handle. Not that murder was anything new to the stage even in Euripidess’ time, but some may argue that even today, the play would have a PG-13 rating on it. The prologue of the play doesn’t go as far as to reveal the ending, but it speculates. The Nurse is acting as the narrator for the audience in the opening pages of the play. She tells the audience that Jason has decided to go to Corinth, thus breaking up his family. The Nurse goes on to reveal that this family is turning to turmoil. She talks about Medea “She hates her sons. / Takes no pleasure in their sight. / I dread to think / of what is hatching in her mind.” (Lines 46-49) The purpose for this scene is to set the play up to be a disaster. While not the most uplifting piece, Medea scene, play, audience, chorus, think, about, way, one, lines, while, space, nurse, medea, because, upon, thing, steps, stage, song, people, it’s, having, going, far, family, actor, story, something, read, point, piece, look, let, know