The Power of Love
...nies any wrongdoing to Medea. He claims that it was her lust and passion alone that led to her self-destructive acts. Medea is left with the children she bore Jason who are constant reminders of her exploitation by Jason. Being forced into exile, she devises a plan to recover from her humiliation. As Medea revels in the pain of her lost love, evil thoughts take form: “wronged in love, there is no heart more murderous” (346). In her quest for revenge, she sets up the death of the princess bride and the king. The princess drapes herself in the extravagant gifts sent by Medea, unsuspecting of the poisons they contain. As the toxins take effect, the princess bursts into flames. Stricken with horror, the king rushes to his daughter only to also be consumed by the poi...