Problem
Read the entire play of Medea by Euripides and watch both History of Theatre YouTube videos "History of Theatre 1 - From Ritual to Theatre (Subtitles: English, Español, Dutch)" and "History of Theatre 2 - Development of Classical Greek Tragedy (Subtitles: English and Español)". Then answer the following questions:
A. Identify at least 2 conventions in Greek Theatre (listed in the videos) and discuss how they would affect a performance of Medea?
B. Where in the story of Jason and Medea are we when the plot begins? What has happened prior to the play starting? Which characters give us the most information about where we are in the story?
C. Aristotle developed a list of elements that each play needs including Plot, Characters, Theme, Diction, Music and Spectacle. Which of these components is the most important to the play Medea and why.