Medea Journal 3

Both Sophocles and Euridipes present elements of tragedies in their plays. One example of how they do this is through their usage of well known and prosperous characters. Both Medea and Oedipus were well known throughout Greece and were rather wealthy individuals. Both stories also show man's want for power, be it emotional power in Medea or physical power in Oedipus. Also, these two protagonists bring about their own falls through their flaws and show man's struggle against the world. Also, both plays eventually make the audience feel pity for certain characters within the play, causing this suffering from the soul. Also, the pity and fear which is evoked in Medea quickly dissapears when she ends up murdering her two children. In Oedipus, the same effect takes place because of his ignorance which is apparent though his actions thoughout the play.