An Adaptation of Medea of Euripides in Wuthering Heights

摘要

Euripides'Medea is one of the first Greek and Roman mythologies that pay attention to people's thoughts and behaviors. And Wuthering Heights is one of many later literary works, in which prototypes of that are displaced. Both Medea and Heathcliff have experienced the emotional route of love--hate--reprisal, are similar in background, passionate, are unrestrained in character-istics and dare to love and hate. Besides, they both experienced the betrayal of their beloved ones, and finally they fought against the fate and launched a series of retaliations.