Charlotte Brontë once said: “Women are supposed to be very calm in general, but women feel exactly what men feel. They need as much as their brothers exercise for their faculties and a field for their efforts. They suffer from too rigid a constraint, from too absolute stagnation, exactly as men would suffer; and it is narrow-minded among their more privileged fellows to say that they should confine themselves to making puddings and knitting stockings, to playing the piano and embroidering bags” (Bronte). In the play Medea, Euripides departed from the traditional role of Greek women through the characteristics of Medea and her response to her fate. In portraying the role of women, Medea was unlike any other Greek character. Medea was described as a capable and resilient woman who would refuse to back down no matter the obstacles. However, in Greek culture, women had very few rights. Housework and having children were their main obligations. In fact, they were no better than slaves. In ancient Greek society, Medea would not fit in well among her fellow Greeks. Her role as a woman in the play was oppressed. However, his determination and courage made people fear him. This was a woman who turned her back on her family and killed her own brother to help her husband. Medea had her own idea. Since she came from an exotic country, she did not have the same rights as other citizens of Corinth. As a foreigner, she found it difficult to adapt and accept the role of a Corinthian woman. "Then my mistress Medea would never have sailed to the towers of the land of Iolkos, her heart unleashed in her love for Jason, and would not now live with her husband and children in this land of Corinth, rejoicing the city.. ... middle of paper ...... the role of women in Corinth was to delineate the opposition through the character of Medea As the audience completed the play from beginning to end, they could see the. The importance of the role of women. Unlike the protagonist, they were repressed and had no authority. Medea's characteristics were in opposition to those of Corinthian women. She was not an ordinary housewife as she killed her children and caused many other terrible events. Ultimately, Euripides showed a side of woman that was different from the stereotypical role that women were expected to play at the time. New York: Oxford University Press Inc, 1998. Print. Bronte, Charlotte. “Jane Eyre Quotes.” Goodreads.com. 2014 Goodreads Inc. 3. Web. February 28 2014.