The major theme of the play Medea is that greatness is what leads us to our downfalls, therefore we should strive for mediocrity to live a stable and consistent life. Medea’s love was so passionate and fierce for Jason, that its greatness controlled her. The chorus reminds us that gradual love, and finding the middle ground, is what leads to real greatness. I believe Medea’s sudden and abrupt love for Jason is the reason for her overwhelming amount of anger. She reacts so nastily and can’t seem to move on without reacting with a large scale plan. We talked about this in class, but I’m still curious about what others think is the overall reason for her distasteful use of revenge. Why can’t she just move on? Why do ya’ll think she chooses the death of Jason’s loved ones as the ultimate revenge?
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I think it's obvious the main reason for her revenge is how Jason throws her away like she is nothing after all she did to help in his previous adventure to get the golden fleece. She can't just let this go because she sweared by the gods that she would get revenge on Jason and a promise to the gods cannot be broken unless you wish for something bad to happen to you. I believed she chose the deaths of loved ones as the ultimate form of revenge because you can't just replace your loved ones like you could with any object
I think Medea’s mental health is not directly but indirectly described as manic and kinda sociopathic. She killed her loved ones to be with Jason, then when she’s scared Jason is leaving her she kills her children and Jason’s loved ones to get revenge. She seems to have some strong attachment issues, and so her “ultimate revenge” may be her trying to disconnect herself and cope with the prospect of her being alone. Being pretty insane, her methods are a tad over the top.
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