Hey guys!!
For this prompt for Medea: Are the characters in Medea motivated more so by reason or emotion?
I seem to be unable to formulate arguments that aren't character-based for each paragraph.
How would you approach this and how do I avoid doing this ugghh.
Thank youu sahhh much
Hi Hydraulix,
I'm not the best at english so take my advice with a grain of salt.
I would have three paragraphs for this prompt:
- how some characters are motivated by reason (ie. Jason, maybe Creon to a certain extent who decides to exile Medea for this reason, Aegeus who takes a rational approach to dealing with Medea)
- how some characters are motivated by emotion/passion (ie. Medea, also Creon as he "is a father" and sympathises with Medea's situation to some degree, Glauce who falls for the gifts of Medea and her love for Jason)
- how some characters (ie. the Chorus + Nurse) are guided by a combination of the two, embodying sophrosyne
Hope this helps.
PS: always nice to see a fellow MHS student