Tragedies like these were confrontations — merciless verbal duels in which two characters plead ... fills Medea’s golden-boy-narcissist of a husband, Jason, with an itchy, nasty aggression ...

The leading men are powerful, rock solid characters, not easily thwarted. So, when Jason finally breaks under Medea’s cruel hand he shatters. I wasn’t quite convinced by the action behind the ...

Ulysses, Antigone, Creon, and many others. Characters from myth who have never ceased to fascinate readers and audiences. Authentic icons of ...