Medea MOR

In this first section of Medea, we were introduced to a few of the characters. One thing I find interesting about plays is that they often don't introduce their main character first, like movies or TV shoes do, or even books. In Medea, we are first introduced to the Nurse, who is very loyal to her mistress, cares for the children, and hates Jason, Medea's husband who is leaving her for the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. The Nurse makes the statement, "Jason is no friend of people in this house." Medea and Jason had gone through a lot together, leaving a trail of bodies behind them, which Medea contributed to for the sake of her love for Jason. Now, he is leaving her and she is in despair. One thing that I thought was interesting throughout the passage was how the characters talked about men. The Attendant/Tutor/Pedagogue seems as if he is making excuses for what Jason did, saying in lines 107-108, "What mortal man is not [bad to his family]? Don’t you know yet
 all men love themselves more than their neighbors." Medea also herself says in lines 245-246, "Many men, I know, become too arrogant,
 both in the public eye and in their homes." It will be interesting to see what other comments are made about this.
Patsy- Do you have a favorite character so far? I think mine is the Nurse. I like her loyalty to Medea, and her sass that she shows to the Attendant.

Antigone Trial Review

All in all, I felt that our Antigone mock trial went well. I think one highlight was the witness questions of Haemon by the prosecution-- a job well done by Verity and Patsy. I also thought Tiresias, played by Mackenzie, was a very well done character, with great answers. Creon's closing speech was eloquent and well written by James. Of course I am glad the defense won, however it was a good fight, and not an easy one. I think everyone did very well.