1. 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

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

3. Medea - Structure 1. Prologue (Setting the scene, pp. 175-79)
2. Parodos (Entry of the chorus of Corinthian
women, pp )
3. Episode 1 (Medea, Chorus and Creon, pp )
4. Episode 2 (Medea and Jason, pp )
5. Episode 3 (Medea and Aegeus, pp )
6. Episode 4 (Medea and Jason, pp )
7. Episode 5 (Medea and the Tutor, Choral Interlude,
Medea and the Messenger, pp )
8. Exodos (Final confrontation of Medea and Jason,
pp )