{"id":85,"date":"2014-10-13T14:07:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-13T14:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inspire.rcs.ac.uk\/medea\/?page_id=85"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T14:55:00","slug":"test-sentences-and-medea-monologues","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/medea.rcs.ac.uk\/?page_id=85","title":{"rendered":"Test sentences and MEDEA monologues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Each of the following sentences uses repetition of a particular sound (underlined in bold). Each sound is represented by it’s phonetic symbol (full explanation of the phonetic symbols can be found here<\/a>). The sentences have been constructed so that you can practise particular sounds that may need ‘re-placing’.<\/p>\n

Front vowels<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medea was the i<\/strong><\/span>nfamous Pri<\/strong><\/span>ncess of the Ki<\/strong><\/span>ngdom of Colchi<\/strong><\/span>s<\/p>\n

i: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She was daughter to King Aee<\/strong><\/span>tes, kee<\/strong><\/span>per of the Golden Flee<\/strong><\/span>ce<\/p>\n

e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason le<\/strong><\/span>d his be<\/strong><\/span>st me<\/strong><\/span>n to he<\/strong><\/span>lp find the le<\/strong><\/span>gendary Fleece<\/p>\n

ae\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Additional tra<\/strong><\/span>ps were set tha<\/strong><\/span>t ha<\/strong><\/span>mpered ca<\/strong><\/span>pture of the Fleece<\/p>\n

Central Vowels<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u028c\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bu<\/strong><\/span>t Medea lu<\/strong><\/span>sted after Jason and hu<\/strong><\/span>rried to u<\/strong><\/span>ndo her Father<\/p>\n

\u025c:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 She killed the se<\/strong><\/span>rpent guarding the fleeces and mu<\/strong><\/span>rdere<\/strong><\/span>d he<\/strong><\/span>r brother hu<\/strong><\/span>rling his<\/p>\n

……..<\/span>dismembere<\/strong><\/span>d corpse into the sea.<\/p>\n

\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Aeetes pu<\/strong><\/span>rsued Medea and Jaso<\/strong><\/span>n, gathe<\/strong><\/span>ring up his sons remains<\/p>\n

\u00a0Back vowels<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0251:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A<\/strong><\/span>fter the A<\/strong><\/span>rgo returned to Iolcus, Jason was agha<\/strong><\/span>st to learn of his fa<\/strong><\/span>ther\u2019s pa<\/strong><\/span>ssing.<\/p>\n

\u0252\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 His uncle,Pelias, was now in o<\/strong><\/span>ffice blo<\/strong><\/span>cking Jason\u2019s right to the throne of Io<\/strong><\/span>lcus<\/p>\n

\u0254:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medea promised the dau<\/strong><\/span>ghters of Pelias that her so<\/strong><\/span>rcery would resto<\/strong><\/span>re his youthfulness<\/p>\n

\u028a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 They shou<\/strong><\/span>ld have loo<\/strong><\/span>ked as Medea coo<\/strong><\/span>ked up her revenge<\/p>\n

u:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Meanwhile, Jason gre<\/strong><\/span>w fretful at his futile exclusion and so wooed a new bride<\/p>\n

\u00a0Dipthongs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u026a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 A tea<\/span><\/strong>rful Medea fea<\/strong><\/span>red she was no longer a pee<\/strong><\/span>r in Jason\u2019s plans<\/p>\n

e\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jason did not ca<\/strong><\/span>re that Medea would not be spa<\/strong><\/span>red punishment<\/p>\n

u\u0259\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Crue<\/strong><\/span>l Medea was su<\/strong><\/span>re to find a cu<\/strong><\/span>re and lu<\/strong><\/span>re Jason into her plot<\/p>\n

e\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Medea sa<\/strong><\/span>voured her ba<\/strong><\/span>se plans as her children pla<\/strong><\/span>yed sa<\/strong><\/span>fely<\/p>\n

\u0252\u026a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coi<\/strong><\/span>led with rage, her anger boi<\/strong><\/span>led as she poi<\/strong><\/span>soned her rival<\/p>\n

a\u028a\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The poisoned cro<\/strong><\/span>wn abou<\/strong><\/span>t Glau<\/strong><\/span>ke\u2019s head made her shou<\/strong><\/span>t alou<\/strong><\/span>d<\/p>\n

a\u026a\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0The si<\/strong><\/span>ght of Jason\u2019s wi<\/strong><\/span>fe as she crie<\/strong><\/span>d out in her pli<\/strong><\/span>ght was terrify<\/strong><\/span>ing<\/p>\n

\u0259\u028a\u00a0\u00a0 Goa<\/strong><\/span>ded by Jason\u2019s loa<\/strong><\/span>thing, Medea stro<\/strong><\/span>ve to oppo<\/strong><\/span>se his betrayal<\/p>\n

Tripthongs<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u0254\u026a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0 Medea was a destro<\/strong><\/span>yer<\/p>\n

a\u026a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0 Jason\u2019s had si<\/strong><\/span>red her children but his betrayal fi<\/strong><\/span>red her revenge<\/p>\n

a\u028a\u0259\u00a0 In the final hou<\/strong><\/span>rs Medea co<\/strong><\/span>wered at the sou<\/strong><\/span>r turn of fate<\/p>\n

e\u026a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0 There was no fairer pai<\/strong><\/span>r of boys than her sons for whom she ca<\/strong><\/span>red<\/p>\n

\u0259\u028a\u0259\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Her heart beat slowe<\/strong><\/span>r as Medea lowe<\/strong><\/span>red the dagger<\/p>\n

<\/h3>\n

Common consonant shifts and drops<\/strong><\/h3>\n

h\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 H<\/strong><\/span>ow h<\/strong><\/span>omeless Medea h<\/strong><\/span>ated the betrayal by h<\/strong><\/span>er h<\/strong><\/span>usband, Jason.<\/p>\n

Listen out for the h being dropped or over aspirated?<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

th\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Her th<\/strong><\/span>oughtless th<\/strong><\/span>irst for revenge th<\/strong><\/span>reatened her children\u2019s lives<\/p>\n

Speakers where English is a second language may not articulate ‘th’ fully or substitute with a t\/d\/s\/z<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

-ing\u00a0\u00a0 Sailing<\/strong><\/span> and searching<\/strong><\/span> for the fleece was exciting<\/strong><\/span> but exhausting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

-ing word endings may be reduced to \u2013in or add a strong g sound<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

l\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Love and lust are the lynchpins of legendary tales<\/p>\n

Try and identify whether the l is dark or light<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

r\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Rarely do mothers wreak such bloody revenge upon their former lovers<\/p>\n

There are many different pronunciations of r- refer back to the ‘clues for listening’ if you are unsure which version is being used<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

t\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0This bitter battle was not fitting or fought fairly<\/p>\n

Is the t<\/span> palatal<\/span><\/span> (as in RP) dentalised (<\/span>as in General American) or glottalled<\/span> (e.g. London<\/span>)<\/em><\/p>\n

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<\/a>
\nThe following two monologues are taken from the award winning adaptation of MEDEA by the Scottish Makar, Liz Lochhead*. The original play is published by Nick Hern books.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jason\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

It is not what you think! It\u2019s not the first time\u2026..you waste yourself. I\u2019ve seen it often, the way you will let your tongue run away with you when a low profile, meek words, acceptance of the status quo would have been the way to keep your home. Your words don\u2019t worry me Medea: sticks and stones? They\u2019re straw and chaff the worst of your curses. Call me every vile thing that creeps, I don\u2019t care, but Kreon is the King. You rant at him, are you crazy? Count yourself lucky exile\u2019s all the punishment so far proposed. You make it hard for me. I\u2019ve always done my best to calm him down, persuade him you should stay. I could have crept back to you in secret, would have, but you can\u2019t keep it zipped. You will talk treason, court your own banishment.<\/p>\n

Medea\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I made you Jason. Betrayed my own father my royal line, ran mad for you, after you to Iolcus, Pelias\u2019 palace: more passion than sense. I killed King Pelias to keep you secure, killed him by tricking his loving daughters to unwitting patricide, horror and another royal household destroyed.<\/p>\n

Where am I to go? To my father\u2019s house perhaps? Oh yes! The father I betrayed to go with you. To Pelias\u2019 daughters? They\u2019d welcome me with open arms, that glad we did the old man in!\u00a0\u00a0 This is the state I\u2019m in\u2026..my friends and family are history.<\/p>\n

They hate me now. I made enemies of everyone I ever loved for you, hurt those I had no need to hurt for you and in return you made me the happiest woman in Greece, envied by all… what a husband… lucky woman, you could one hundred percent trust him – to betray you! And here\u2019s his wedding present to himself: rootless penury for his discarded beggar wife and brats.<\/p>\n

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*The RCS wishes to express its thanks to Liz Lochhead for giving us permission to use these extracts from her play \u2018Medea\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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