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medea marries aegeus after her abandonment, yet tries to poison his son from a previous partner to ensure that her own son inherits the throne. this signifies that medea does not truly value her new husband and acts for personal gain. this is somewhat similar to claire, as she doesn't appear to value her later husbands (aside from zachanassian, whom we can assume claire did genuinely love)

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Medea was a woman of status before her life fell apart. Claire on the other hand was a 'simple' woman. Honest and adventurous, but nonetheless mostly normal. Tragedy is not just relegated to the bold and the rich. Tragedy is a facet of humanity despite riches or status.

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Both characters must journey outside of their 'norm' in order to find the strength to seek the justice they feel they have not been dealt. Both of these women demonstrate resolve, patience and care in their planning for their 'justice.' Both characters seek justice in death- death of those they love. The difference being that no one will mourn Ill as those who loved him have gained so much from his death, this is not the case with Medea.

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Differences: Claire's revenge requires the death of Ill, however, Medea's revenge is associated with seeing Jason suffer the pain of losing everything he treasures in life.

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Jason's abandonment crushes Medea emotionally

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Differences:
Claire doesn't kill her daughter, Medea does.
Claire doesn't kill people herself she pays people to do it for her, Medea kills.

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Similarities: They both remarried after the betrayal in order to attain power for their revenge

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similarities:  both characters  wish for vengeance from characters that betrayed them both. both characters were deserted by their lovers; jason and ill.

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Medea is a sorceress which provides her power over ordinary people. Where in The Visit, Claire has money, which acts as her power.

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Medea helped Jason to complete the tasks he was given in order to retrieve the Golden Fleece, yet was abandoned by him.

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Similarities: Both their husbands betrayed them for wealth.

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Image of Medea

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Teacher calls Claire Medea, pg 72

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Creon banishes medea from the city, so she has to leave, as creon is worried about medea taking revenge on himself and his son jason

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She kills her own kids that she had with Jason, as a revenge for her husband abandoning her.

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medea killing her children

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Jason abandoned Medea to marry Glauce, the king of Corinth's daughter
Similarities: Claire is abandoned by Ill so that he could marry the town shop owners daughter.
Both men left so that they could have more money

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In Euripides’ play Medea she is a woman scorned, rejected by her husband Jason and seeking revenge.