Imagery in Medea

[simrat99]

Hi, what effect does imagery have in Medea?

[mishs]

Hi!
I feel if you're speaking about imagery, one of the biggest points you can make is how natural/animalistic imagery contributes to Medea's "otherness"
Such as "lioness" and Jason "speaking like a seasoned helmsman" to "calm your (medea's) tempest"
This highlights how Medea isn't seen as a woman, rather, an animalistic and even more the "barbarian princess" her Corinthian peers believe her to be
This isn't much, but I hope it gives you something to work off of!

[zofromuxo]

Hi!
I feel if you're speaking about imagery, one of the biggest points you can make is how natural/animalistic imagery contributes to Medea's "otherness"
Such as "lioness" and Jason "speaking like a seasoned helmsman" to "calm your (medea's) tempest"
This highlights how Medea isn't seen as a woman, rather, an animalistic and even more the "barbarian princess" her Corinthian peers believe her to be
This isn't much, but I hope it gives you something to work off of!

That is actually plenty considering there isn't much of it in the first place. Which also means if you mention and analyse it appropriately then it will score some high marks.

The animalistic imagery used to describe Medea like "Tuscan Scylla" My favourite quote from the play , "tiger", "she glares like mad bull" and "or a lioness guarding her cubs". These are  used to emphasise that Medea is women who should be feared. She isn't from Cornith, but a princess from Aeethes who murdered her brother and allowed Glauce to die such a horrid death. So she is also a savage as well someone who isn't human. That is the effect the imagery has on Medea.

[simrat99]

Thanks!