... predecessors had done. As well as this, there were several ideas which set apart Euripides from others. To modern audiences, other tragic heroes often seem removed from flesh-and-blood men and women. But Euripides' characters are always immediately recognisable. He approached tragedy from the point of view of man, and was interested in human beings. Today, Euripides plays are read by far more than those written by Aeschylus and Sophocles. His brilliant portrayal of human nature has enticed readers for countless generations. One of the most prominent surviving plays of Euripides in the present day era is Medea. In it, he depicted the struggle between a mothers love for her children and a flouted wife's desire for revenge on her husband. Like much of Euripides work, it is a tale which sometimes abandons, and sometimes, emphasises the age old conventions of Attic tragedy. Attic tragedian plays traditionally follow a predetermined structure and cycle. This convention was used to characterise the play. In Euripides Medea, we see this tradition upheld. ...

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