From the moment Medea first reflects on meeting Jason until the end of the story, her emotions towards him change enormously. Even though it is clearly evident that Medea is not doing well mentally, the fact remains that this is a normal range of emotions for someone who has been through everything she has. with Jason. The ups and downs of love have been played out and replayed throughout centuries of drama and human life. When thinking about love, a person thinks about the beginning of the relationship, or what some call the "honeymoon phase." In this phase of a relationship, people often feel very in love. They want to be with the person all the time and they idealize changing everything they have to be with that person all the time. Just as Medea makes the rash decision to kill her brother, betray her father, and abandon her homeland for Jason. Although the magnitude of what is done for love is slightly uneven from the current reference point, the things she gives up are attributed to her love for Jason. When Medea speaks to Jason, she says: "...hated by my friends at home, I, out of kindness,...