I will pay for the following essay 2)Discuss the character of Medea, as she is portrayed in Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica and in Ovids Metamorphoses. In what ways is she a heroine In what ways are

I will pay for the following essay 2)Discuss the character of Medea, as she is portrayed in Apollonius of Rhodes Argonautica and in Ovids Metamorphoses. In what ways is she a heroine In what ways are her dark, witchlike powers and practices compatible with her being a good heroine. The essay is to be 5 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

This behavior or mistake will be the actual cause of his ruin. Although this mistake or behavior might not immediately appear as an error in judgment as it follows logically from one stage of the story to another, it will eventually become clear that without this, the tragedy would not have occurred.

This eventual clarity of perception is what is referred to as anagnorisis. In Aristotelian terms, this word translates to mean recognition (“Aristotle”, 1998). For the audience, this is represented by the usually sudden realization on the part of the protagonist that he (or she) is the primary cause of the suffering or detrimental situation in which they find themselves. This epiphany can reveal not only the true role of the protagonist in the wrongs occurring, but also the true nature of the characters around them. This concept leads naturally into the third element, that of peripeteia. Literally translated, the word means something akin to a sudden reversal based upon logic and intellect (“Aristotle”, 1998). As Aristotle used it, it meant the sudden reversal of fortunes for the protagonist that was at once surprising to the audience, but that also followed naturally as the result of prior actions and events. Although Oedipus the King was identified by Aristotle himself as being the prime example of a complex tragedy containing all of these elements, these traits of the hero can also be found in the Greek treatment of the character of Medea as she is illustrated in Apollonius of Rhodes’ Argonautica and in Ovid’s Metamorphoses.

Apollonius presents Medea as a victim of love at her introduction in Argonautica as it is only through her and her inherent cleverness that the gods can determine a means by which Jason might escape Aietes, Medea’s father, with the golden fleece in hand (Apollonius, Argonautica: 66). Although she is presented from the beginning as a devotee of the