Jason is a fairly despicable character in the play Medea. Jason is a despicable character because of his treacherous and deceitfulness, and well as his self-loving and inconsiderate character. Jason is portrayed as a treacherous man by the Nurse, in the prologue, “Jason has betrayed his own children and my mistress to sleep beside a royal bride, the daughter of Creon who rules this land, while Medea, luckless Medea, in her desolation invokes the promises he made, appeals to the pledges in which she put her deepest trust.” (Hadas, 214) In this quote, the Nurse portrays Jason’s actions as treacherous and deceitful. She depicts Jason as an infidel that is keen on power and wealth, and Medea as a dismal widow that is still clinging onto her ex-husband’s
