The mothers in these texts engage in horrific acts that many label as evil. In the analytical journal, explore how the critical article “Filicide in Euripides’ Medea: A Biopoetic Approach,” and the three short videos complicate and challenge the impulse to label these mothers evil. What connections can you make to the present?

  Develop your position in a 2 to 4 page critical reflection. Remember to provide support by citing relevant passages from this week’s readings. While you do not need to provide works cited citations for any of the texts that were assigned, be sure to use signal phrases and to identify the origin of all direct quotations and/or paraphrases. Assume that your readers are familiar with the texts to avoid including unnecessary summaries.