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{{quote|"νῦν δ΄ ἐχθρὰ πάντα͵ καὶ νοσεῖ τὰ φίλτατα." <ref>(But now all [of their love] is hostile, and the dearest things are ill)</ref>|'''Euripides''', ''Medea'', Line 16}}

 

As was the standard for Greek [[Tragedy]], all the deaths occur [[Gory Discretion Shot|off-stage]] and are narrated on-stage by eyewitnesses. The play ends with Medea refusing Jason's request to at least give him his sons' bodies for burial before she takes the bodies and flees to Aegeus' kingdom, Athens (by way of a magical chariot, drawn by dragons). The chorus then marvels at the cruelty of the gods that such tragedies happen. [[Karma Houdini|Medea is not condemned for her actions]].

 

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* [[Audience Monologue]]: Opens with one from the Nurse explaining what's happened. [[Lampshading|Lampshaded]] when the children's tutor comes and asks why she's talking to herself.

* [[Black Magician Girl]] - Medea.

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