Describe the death scene of Glauce.

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Describe the death scene of Glauce NU In Medea BCE Euripides c BCE represents one of the most shocking deaths in Greek tragedy Glauce the young princess of Corinth dies by Medea s cunning plan Her painful death reveals Medea s cruel revenge and the tragic results of betrayal and pride Medea s Plan Medea sends her children to the palace with gifts The gifts are a golden crown and a fine dress She says they are for Glauce But the gifts are poisoned Medea plans to kill Glauce to punish Jason The princess accepts the gifts happily She does not know the hidden danger Medea uses her wisdom and cruelty together Her plan shows her deep hatred and clever mind The poisoned dress becomes the main weapon of revenge Glauce s Joy Turns to Pain At first Glauce feels happy to get the gifts She puts on the crown

and the dress Soon her joy turns into unbearable pain Her body starts to burn Her skin melts and she falls to the ground The Messenger describes the scene with horror He says that the poison eats her flesh like fire Her beauty changes into death The Chorus feels pity for her The death of Glauce shows how revenge destroys the innocent Creon s Death King Creon rushes to save his daughter He embraces her body with love and sorrow But the poison touches him too He dies holding his dead child His death adds more sadness to the scene Medea s revenge becomes double She kills both father and daughter Euripides uses this tragic moment to show the power of anger and the cruelty of revenge Thus the death of Glauce is painful and tragic It shows Medea s heartless revenge and Jason s punishment Euripides uses this scene to teach that pride and betrayal always lead to destruction nbsp

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