Penny Dreadfuls, 1912 · page 57 of 118
The Medea — page 57: what you’re looking at
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# Page Description This is a page of running dramatic dialogue from what appears to be a Victorian theatrical adaptation or version of the classical tragedy *Medea*. The page number is 41. It shows a conversation between the characters Medea and Aegeus in which Medea reveals her distress: Creon, ruler of Corinth, is giving his daughter (Medea's rival) to Jason in marriage, and has banished Medea from his kingdom. Aegeus expresses shock and sympathy at these injustices. The text is presented as simple stage dialogue with character names in capitals preceding their lines.
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MEDEA | 4I MEDEA. Passion to be near a throne, A king’s heir! AEGEUS. How, who gives the bride? Say on. MEDEA. Creon, who o’er all Corinth standeth chief. AEGEUS. Woman, thou hast indeed much cause for grief. MEDEA. ’Tis ruin.—And they have cast me out as well. AEGEUS. - Who? ’Tis a new wrong this, and terrible. MEDEA. Creon the king, from every land and shore... . AEGEUS. And Jason suffers him? Oh, ’tis too sore! EGomichbooks.com