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By Alexandra May - January 22, 2003

How far is it true to say that Medea loses her identity throughout Euripides' Medea.

Perhaps in order to address this title, it is necessary to look for a definition of 'identity'. The Oxford English Dictionary defines it as 'individuality, personality... absolute sameness'. The question now becomes firstly does Medea the character change…

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