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Medea is a tragedy and was written in the year 431 B.C. by Euripides. Euripides was a Greek tragedian. He was a great philosopher, but was often disliked during his time because of his tendency to criticize sharply.
 * Some Thoughts on Euripides’ Medea **

The play follows Aristotle’s unities, as was generally seen in Greek and Roman plays of this time period, of one setting maintained throughout the play, one main conflict occurring between two main characters, and all of the action taking place within 24 hours. The play only has one setting, the yard outside of Medea’s house. The only major conflict is that Jason has left Medea for another woman, and Medea desires to seek revenge. The entire play takes place during the course of one day.

The play is based on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts. For more information on this myth, see []