Sympathy is a feeling of understanding that cannot be easily denied. Feeling sympathy towards someone or something is natural for human beings. You don't have to undergo the same challenges to understand a person's struggle. The extent of one's sympathy depends on the severity of one's situation. Regardless of who or what, everyone felt sympathy or received sympathy. Euripides, a famous Greek playwright, wrote Greek tragedies known for eliciting audience sympathy. An example of this is Euripides' comedy Medea. Medea is one of Euripides' best-known characters. Euripides created Medea to be a sympathetic character. Medea was originally published in Greek; therefore many aspects of the work may have been lost in translation as it is difficult to translate both the literal and implied meaning of the original work. While many may dispute that Medea is a sympathetic character, this is evident through various sacrificial acts of love, Medea's unstable mental state and role as a foreign woman in Ancient Greek society help Euripides to portray Medea as a sympathetic character as conveyed by his social commentary. Sacrifices are often made in everyday life. However, it is the repercussions of these sacrifices that elicit sympathy from their peers. Medea with “...her heart upset by love for Jason...persuaded the daughters of Pelias to kill their father” (Euripides 8-10). Euripides uses a mythological allusion by briefly referring to the legendary voyage of Jason and the Argonauts. Euripides portrays Medea as a character who selflessly victimizes herself. Through this sacrificial act of love Medea, victimizes herself by acquiring enemies on Jason's behalf. Additionally, Medea betrays her... middle of paper......cal to further develop a clear understanding of her motivations. Although Medea's actions were arbitrary and illogical, the reasoning behind her actions was completely altruistic and motivated by love. Furthermore, Medea's irrational state of mind contributes to her illogical and altruistic actions. Euripides demonstrates how Medea allows herself to be a victim of the anger that overwhelms her rational thinking. Furthermore, Euripides' social commentary on the role of women and foreigners in ancient Greek society shows how Medea is poorly judged due to both of these factors and her disinterest in conforming to social norms. Therefore, it is evident that Euripides created Medea as a sympathetic character. While many aspects of the original work may have been lost in translation, it is shown that Medea is in fact a sympathetic character, as demonstrated by her difficulties..