The messenger lacks traits and a name which makes him a stock character.\u00a0 His single purpose in the script , although very important to the plot, is to bring the information to Medea.\u00a0 A messenger in those times, usually a slave, report some important event or piece of information that has happened indoors or away from the play's singular setting.\u00a0 Euripides uses this messenger to bring the news of the princess and Creon's death.\u00a0 He uses very descriptive and vivid details in order to portray the brutal happenings not seen by the audience and enable the messenger to bring the story to life.\u00a0 The messenger's account of their deaths is very important to the overall plot and without it the story could turn out very different.\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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