Differences between Jeffers and Radulls Translation of Medea - Movie Review Example

The main objective of this paper is to show the differences between Robinson Jeffers's and Radull’s translations of Medea. In the original play, Medea was portrayed as a ruthless lady who did not let anything stand between her and Jason.

However, in Jeffers' translation, the true nature of Medea seems not to come out. In her translation, Jeff has tried to make the play more human by removing most of the terrible things that Medea did and also shifting the main focus to Jason and Medea. While in Radull’s translation, the main focus is on Medea. The author portrays Medea as a heartless woman who killed her daughters.

Another difference between the two plays is that in Jeffer’s translation at the end of the play, Medea changes herself into a bird. Many excerpts have argued that the section does not make sense because, throughout the play, Medea has not been portrayed as having superhuman powers. While in Radull’s translation, Medea runs to exile when she heard that Jason was looking for her. In connection to this, the two authors portray Medea differently. While Jeffer has shown that Medea had some superhuman power, on the other hand, Radull portrays Medea as a normal human being.

In conclusion, Radull and Jeffer's translations of Medea are quite different. For example, Jeffer’s main focus in the play is Medea and Jason while Radull has focussed more on Medea whom she portrays as the most powerful character in the play.  While watching the play translated by Jeff, I did not feel the inhuman nature of Medea.