Medea jornal #3

one interesting thing that should be noted is that throughout the begining of the play, only females used the gods or referenced them(chorus, Nurse, Medea), yet after Medea has poisined a couple people and killed her sons, then the males speak to the gods or reference them(messanger, Jason). Medea, throughout the play, interacts with the gods by making them almost seem equal to her as she goes along. but one of the key things Medea does is reference how the gods know something, or there knowlege in general. in the last episode, she talks about how the gods know what has happened from her side, "The gods know who began this whole calamity"(76). in doing this she sets herself as her equals by saying that they would take her side in the matter, and would agree that this entire tragety was Jasons fault to begin with. earlyer she even swears on the gods which makes it seem like they are hers to swear on, "Swear by the sun, my father's father dread. swear by every god and godhead"(56). Jason however interacts with the gods like what would be typical of a greek citizen, he asks them for things, "For the love of the gods allow me"(77). He is asking the gods for things, which in turn makes it seem like the gods have power over him. while Medea seems to use and reference the gods as if they have power over other people.
Topic/ kinda thesis statment: In the play Medea Euripides uses different interactions that his charicters have with the gods to display how some people place themselfs higher in power through Medeas use of gods as if they have power over people and Jasons use of the gods to act as if he is lower than them by asking the gods for things.