Euripides Biography 480 BC Allegedly born at Salamis

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Euripides Biography 480 BC Allegedly born at Salamis 484 BC Probable real date of birth, in Attica 455 BC First play produced 441 BC Defeats Sophocles, first in tragic contest. 407 BC Exiled from Athens 406 BC Dies, aged 78, at Pella in Macedonia Composes about 92 plays, but only wins four “firsts.” 19 plays survive, including only complete “satyr” play Euripides Biography

Aeson Pelias Iolcus Jason Colchis Aietes Death of Glauke/Creusa and Creon

Medea - Structure 1. Prologue (Setting the scene, pp. 175-79) 2. Parodos (Entry of the chorus of Corinthian women, pp. 179-82) 3. Episode 1 (Medea, Chorus and Creon, pp. 182-89) 4. Episode 2 (Medea and Jason, pp. 189-94) 5. Episode 3 (Medea and Aegeus, pp. 194-202) 6. Episode 4 (Medea and Jason, pp. 202-05) 7. Episode 5 (Medea and the Tutor, Choral Interlude, Medea and the Messenger, pp. 205-15) 8. Exodos (Final confrontation of Medea and Jason, pp. 215-21)