Out of the kindness of my heart..for those of you who may have missed a few questions....
• What two tasks does Aietes give to Jason in return for the fleece?
• What third task or challenge must he finally face?
• In what three ways did Medea help Jason accomplish these tasks?
• What did Jason promise in return?
Symplegades, the Clashing Rocks: what sign of safety did they need? What does that recall?
• Describe Jason’s attitude toward Medea when he first appears and in his ‘opening argument’ to her.
• Notice the technical legal niceties: he does have a legitimate argument on some points.
• Who arrives, by great coincidence, just at this point? Where has he been, where is he going, and what will be the outcome?
• What favor does Medea wheedle out of him? What offer does she make him?
• What one condition does he set on his offer?
• Now: what horrifying plans does Medea make?
• In your own words, how does Medea now manipulate Jason?
• What favor does she ask of him, and how will she use Glauce in this?
• Chorus-Medea-Chorus
• Enter … the Messenger!
• What are the gory details?
• Now, inside the house …
• Why has Jason now come?
• How is his speech a praise of Greece?
• What last request does he make of her??
• Is Medea a Bond Girl?Does she have the qualifications?What makes this traditional story element so interesting?
• What’s happened to Jason’s family since he’s been gone?
• Tyrants, be careful: when you send a hero on a deadly mission, he might in fact return and he won’t be the same kid you sent away …
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