Medea

"A time has come," announces the Chorus, "for the female sex to be honoured." Does the play Medea honour women? What image of women is conveyed by the play? How, if at all, does the play distinguish between male and female? To what extent should Medea's suffering be seen as a metaphor for women's status in the ancient Greek world? Should we see her as a powerful/dangerous deviant or instead as an everywoman?