<p>Medea – A Greek Tragedy Act II, III, and IV questions Name______</p><p>1. Jason, Medea’s husband, comes to offer her ______. What are your impressions of him?</p><p>2. When Jason spurns Medea, she reviews the five times she has saved Jason. List them. a.</p><p> b.</p><p> c.</p><p> d.</p><p> e.</p><p>3. Jason refutes Medea’s claims by explaining how he saved her. He credits this goddess, ______, the goddess of love, as being responsible for motivating Medea to do what she has done for him in the past.</p><p>4. The 3 Greek women work as the chorus. How do they contribute to the plot? What do they say about the situation Medea finds herself in?</p><p>Act III</p><p>1. Note the set pieces. What is added to the sides of the doorways to Medea’s house? What could they symbolize?</p><p>2. In the meantime…the nurse has gone off to find King ______of Athens. She is hoping he will offer Medea and her sons ______. King ______shares a problem he is having. Why does he reveal this very personal bit of information with her?</p><p>3. The King tells us he has gone to the Oracle at Delphi for help. What is an oracle? Which god is connected to this oracle? What did this oracle tell him? 4. Medea and the King make a deal. What is it?</p><p>Act IV</p><p>1. Medea is going to present wedding gifts to Jason’s new bride, Creusa. What are they?</p><p>2. Medea asks Jason for a favor. What is it? What does he reveal after she makes this request?</p><p>3. “Justice builds a firm house. The doors of her house are vengeance!” What does Medea reveal about herself here?</p><p>4. The old man servant comes with news from Creusa. What is her response to the beautiful wedding gifts Medea has sent?</p>