Imagery And Symbolism In Medea. A god suddenly and unexpectedly intervening in the action of a play is a literary trope called deus ex machina or the god in the machine. Symbolism in euripides s medea.
First the boys are a pretty clear representation of medea and jason s marriage as they are the. That is actually plenty considering there isn t much of it in the first place. Read expert analysis on imagery in the medea the noun kine means a herd of cows.
It was risky in that it included an indecisive chorus by implicitly criticizing athenian society and by showing disrespect.
Used by the nurse several times to show how unrepairable jason and medea s relationship is medea s persistance on revenge a. First the boys are a pretty clear representation of medea and jason s marriage as they are the product of what was once a loving relationship. Within this first section of the play the images and metaphors used to describe medea align her with a savage monster or an animal. After jason betrays her she feels as if she has to.