Myth of Medea
...edea’s act of murder can be quickly described in a few words anger, revenge and heartache; but to truly understand the depth of this myth one must at first return to Medea’s beginnings and then proceed from there. In the beginning of Passolini’s movie the audience is let into the ritualistic society of Medea’s homeland, Colchis. Where sacrifice is done for a noble cause and life is cycle that repeats itself. As the marriage of Medea and Jason grew developed Medea gave up her heritage and began to mold herself into that of a suitable wife. Her motive was to please Jason. The life she left, the woman she was forced to hide, was worth concealing for the love and passion that was permeated between their two souls. Medea was a wise priestess who for love gave into inhibitions and became what she had hoped Jason would lust after. In a sense she gave up her being to love a man because in her eyes, life was nothing without Jason. Following the divorce Medea was unable to control her feelings, as most women in her situation would feel. The pain and heartache that had overcome her was too much to bear, beyond her children she was alone she had given her life to a man, and he pushed it away once he was no longer fully satisfied. The pain a woman feels when she first realizes that she has been used is indescribable. It begins with shock followed by despair and finally rage. Medea knew nothing but this overpowering love that she possessed for Jason. In all of her anguish she found herself again and began the process of rage. Medea's thoughts began selfishly, how would she get through this? How could she survive with out her beloved? What could she do to make herself be strong? All of her questions resolved in one answer, the only way to save herself was to hurt him as much as he hurt her. She wanted him to feel as desperate as she was feeling. Maybe sub-consciously she was hoping that with the removal of he r children and his mistress he could ultimately forgive her, and they could return to the passion they once had when it was just them. If she took all he had as he had done to her, then all they would have is each other. Medea’s plan to murder her children seemed logical, but in order to have the full effect she had to murder Glauce and her father. If Medea killed her children, Jason would turn to Glauce to grieve. If Medea killed only Glauce then it would only be a matter of time before he ran off and found a new love. Medea had to be Jason’s only option, he needed to feel the pain and be so overcome with emotions that he feels half of Medea's pain and runs to his only safe guard the murderess herself, Medea. Medea understood that something must be done to obtain her sanity in the love mess. She had talked her self into murder; she wou...