The play Medea is written by Euripides and mainly focuses on the action of the tragic heroes and their lives as they unfold in a state of conflict. The main beginning of the play begins with the conflict itself, where the main character Jason abandoned his wife Medea, as well as his two children. He basically wants to marry the daughter of Creon, who is the king of Corinth. Her name is Glauce. It is these parties who are the central characters of the play and the plan unfolds in their lives, as well as how the two characters of Jason and Medea turn out to be tragic heroes. (Williamson, 1990)Before comparing the two tragic heroes of Jason and Medea, it is important to understand what the term tragic hero actually implies. According to Aristotle, a tragic hero in any play is essentially a character or individual who has a noble character and displays levels of greatness. Even if the character has a great character, the fact is that this does not mean that he is completely perfect because, ultimately, the individual's downfall is attributed to his own actions. (Williamson, 1990) This means that a tragic hero is primarily an individual whose misfortune, downfall, or bad luck comes from his own actions and flaws and is the result of the choices he makes. However, the punishments the tragic hero receives, or the main price he must pay, far exceed his crime or bad choices. By suffering this excessive punishment and having to pay a price higher than that truly deserved, the tragic hero acquires great self-awareness as well as the confidence to deal with the accidents of life. Coming closer to the male character of Medea, she is the main protagonist...... middle of paper ...... he is more sympathetic to Jason than to Medea as he had to pay the ultimate price for each being dear he had. Medea only lost Jason's love, but Jason lost his wife, his father and his two children. The fact is that one feels more sympathy for Jason in this regard, and his character, although weak and not as strong as Medea's, is seen as more deserving of sympathy. This mainly means that one does not only consider the nobility of a character or their weakness or strength, but rather the main losses that the character must suffer, because of a mistake that he makes by his own choice. The point is that when we consider who the greatest tragic hero is, we are actually considering the main price that the character had to pay and the type of losses he suffered, compared to the other main character..