Zeus  and Thetis - from the painting by Ingres Euripides' Medea
Jason has broken his solemn oath, and thus offended Zeus, the protector of oaths. The women ask the Nurse to try and persuade Medea to come outside to talk. She goes in - and Medea appears - calm, rational and in control. What does she believe is the chief cause of her ill-treatment?

    She's a foreigner?

    She's alone with no family?

    She's a woman?

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