Medea a Wife Only or Also a Mother
Medea was the Daughter of a king of
Colchis which was a land of magic and enchantment. She was a sorceress, but at
the same time was a symbol of maiden purity. She fell in love with Jason and
subordinated everything to her love and passion. Jason, her husband, came
across Glauce, the daughter of Creon, and secretly married her. It was a bitter
betrayal and treachery which was a rude shock to her. Medea became furious and
determined to take revenge on her husband.
Medea was not only a wife, but also a
mother. She had two children whom she loved very dearly. In spite of being a barbarian
she loved and adored her children as much as a mother of the civilized people.
After the second marriage the intense love was turned into bitter hatred which
was not only for the children, but for their father too. Whatever else she was,
she was not a sacrificing type of woman. She nursed a terrible spirit of
vengeance and decided to take revenge at any cost. She would not spare her
husband a bit. She might be described as an egoist and would not allow anybody
to share her husband. Like a lioness in her den, she was meditating revenge.
Medea was found often turning her blood-thirsty eyes upon her children. She
loved them deeply and that was why, she would not allow her children to be
tortured by anyone else. So she decided to kill her children herself. She
sought to destroy them along with their father and the whole of the race. In
this way the blushing maiden turned into a vengeful wife. We may conclude that
Medea was not only a wife but also a mother.
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