CLASS 40 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Hylas, Pelias
Lecture Notes
Jason and the Argonauts
➔Jason: special (only one who escapes from skeletons), skeptical of Gods, has
help from Hera
➔Medea: less active, responsible, more mature, dilemma (whether to help Jason
or not)
➔Scenes/Characters
◆In the traditional version, Jason owes his life to Medea
◆In the film, Argo is rescued by Jason and he saves Medea’s life. She then
is killed by an arrow, but Jason saves her again with the Golden Fleece
➔King Pelias (good/evil)
➔Hercules, Hylas: responsibility
➔King Aeetes: connection to evil powers of darkness (Hydra)
➔Ending: “Let us continue the game another day...”, Jason later expelled from
Corinth
Argonautika
➔Jason: ordinary, needs the help of others, forgiving, pious, realistic, diplomatic
➔Medea: young, naive, subjective, lovestruck, clever, non-monstrous
Dream of Passion
Director Kosta wants to portray Medea as how she is traditionally portrayed
➔Evil, dark sorceress
Maya wants to portray Medea as being relatable and human
➔She was not some evil sorceress looking to cause harm, she was a betrayed and
hurt wife who was driven to kill her children
Maya’s visits with Brenda, the real life Medea, allow her to become closer to the human
side of Medea
➔Brenda recounts the emotions she felt as she was betrayed by her husband and
the emotions she felt when forced to kill her children
Maya reveals that she is also a real-life Medea because she killed her unborn baby
➔Both the mythological Medea and real-life Medeas are not victims of their own
fate or of mental illnesses
➔Maya and Brenda became Medeas due to social institutions and processes that
are male dominated
◆The male element determines, oppresses, and distorts the female
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Document Summary
Jason: special (only one who escapes from skeletons), skeptical of gods, has help from hera. Medea: less active, responsible, more mature, dilemma (whether to help jason or not) In the traditional version, jason owes his life to medea. In the film, argo is rescued by jason and he saves medea"s life. She then is killed by an arrow, but jason saves her again with the golden fleece. King aeetes: connection to evil powers of darkness (hydra) Ending: let us continue the game another day , jason later expelled from. Jason: ordinary, needs the help of others, forgiving, pious, realistic, diplomatic. Medea: young, naive, subjective, lovestruck, clever, non-monstrous. Director kosta wants to portray medea as how she is traditionally portrayed. Maya wants to portray medea as being relatable and human. She was not some evil sorceress looking to cause harm, she was a betrayed and hurt wife who was driven to kill her children.
