how deeply his betrayal has wounded her Loss of Honor and Pride Medea s pride is another key factor behind her revenge In Greek society honour and reputation were highly valued Medea feels publicly insulted by Jason s actions To restore her pride and dignity she feels forced to take violent actions So she kills Glauce and her children to take revenge on Jason Isolation and Distress Medea is left alone and isolated in a foreign land with no family or support She sacrificed everything for Jason and now she faces the threat of exile by Ling Creon This would leave her and her children completely helpless This sense of being abandoned pushes Medea to the extreme She becomes determined to make Jason suffer as much as she has even if it means committing unthinkable acts such as killing her own children She says I ve made up my mind my friends I ll do it kill my children now without delay Medea s revenge is fueled by betrayal and a hopeless desire to regain control over her life Her actions though horrifying are portrayed as the result of injustice and personal destruction