The characterization of Medea through performance

Partindo das considerações de Taplin acerca da encenação em The stagecraft of Aeschylus: the dramatic use of exits and entrances in Greek Tragedy (1997) e dos recursos de caracterização usados por Eurípides conforme estudados por Van Emde Boas em Characterization in Ancient Greek literature (2017), o presente trabalho analisa a tragédia Medeia, de Eurípides, e desenvolve considerações acerca da construção do caráter de Medeia enquanto personagem complexa multifacetada em razão dos encontros por que passa ao longo da trama.Based on Taplin’s considerations about performance in The stagecraft of Aeschylus: the dramatic use of exits and entrances in Greek Tragedy (1997) and on Van Emde Boas’ studies on Euripides’ methods of characterization, as seen in Characterization in Ancient Greek literature (2017), this essay analyzes the Greek tragedy Medea to develop considerations on the character building of the protagonist as someone complex and multifaceted through her sequence of meetings during the drama.