... the fact that most of the characters had free will. In some instances the characters are not even aware of the causes behind the causes of their problems. Therefore, throughout the text, fate and the gods are blamed for the cause of the problems, however subsequent choices made later on by the characters appear to be free will, however are actually influenced by fate and the gods. The characters in the play make many references to the gods as the cause of the conflict, this is not only by religion, but by fact as well. One line in said by Medea that is most arresting is, "The gods/ And my evil-hearted plots have led to this." (1014-1015) The "gods" that Medea references to, are the gods detailed in the myth of Jason and the Golden Fleece. In the myth Eros, Aphrodite and Hera are the gods that are behind Medea's ...

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