Based on the description of the plays I gave in this Learning Unit's lecture, from which work has this excerpt been taken? Character 1: O children, what a wicked mother Fate gave you.
Character 2: O sons, your father's treachery cost you your lives.
Character 1: It was not my hand that killed my sons.
Character 2: No, not your hand; but your insult to me, and your new-wedded wife.
Character 1: You thought that reason enough to murder them, that I no longer slept with you?
Character 2: And is that injury a slight one, do you imagine, to a woman?

The lines presented were taken from the play "Medea" and presents a dialogue between Medea and Jason.

Explanation:

The lines are a dialogue of the play "Medea."

In this play, we are introduced to the entire life of the sorceress Medeia, who represented the woman who was guided by her own wishes, risking herself totally to achieve love and respect, even doing dubious and controversial acts. Medea presents the archetype of a powerful woman, without scruples and moved by passions.

confedracy

supported slavery

upheld the supremacy of federal laws

believed states should be able to nullify federal laws

union

wanted to abolish slavery

supported high tariffs

upheld the supremacy of federal laws