I’m hoping that this is the sort of summary that you were looking for Walter… Amy and I were a little bit unclear when we were emailing each other about it last night, but I’m being very brief because all of the needed supporting information can be found in either of our posts.
1. Things stated by the characters in plain words: Feminist Ideas/Unjust Gender Roles, Burning Desire for Revenge/Struggle for Power.
2. From the action; not the interpretation: All of the aforementioned ideas can be found directly in the text, explictly stated in one fashion or another (see our actual posts for supporting information)
3. The themes of Medea are very similar to those of Euripides other major plays. There is much supporting information, from other author’s, in Amy’s second post to back up this claim.