In Medea, a play by Euripides, Jason possesses many traits that lead to his downfall. After Medea assists Jason in his quest to get the Golden Fleece, killing her brother and disgracing her father and her native land in the process, Jason finds a new bride despite swearing an oath of fidelity to Medea. Medea is devastated when she finds out that Jason left her for another woman after two children and now wants to …showed first 75 words of 798 total…

…showed last 75 words of 798 total…could feel guilty for his actions, he would be a much better person and make better decisions and actions. Jason’s terrible traits lead to his decline throughout the play. The ill attributes of Jason make a very interesting story and they combine only to create disaster for Jason and those around him. Jason’s characteristics give the audience or reader a hard decision to determine who is really a worse person: Medea or Jason?