What Makes Medea a Hero

Medea loves her children, and her husband Jason to a great extent. The story makes it apparent that she is willing to do anything to make Jason happy. … With Jason deserting her and the children brings us Medea’s first tragic hero characteristic, which is her peripeteia, the reversal of her fortune.

Is Medea a hero or villain Why?

Overall, even though Euripides does attempt to portray Medea as the malignant villain, under all the layers, especially to a modern audience, she is truly the tragic heroine.

Is there a hero in the play Medea?

To conclude, Jason is the tragic hero of Medea because his character demonstrates a more complete representation of Aristotle’s criteria of what constitutes as a tragic hero. Despite Jason’s disloyalty, he is a good character that does not act inhumanely or with vindication.