The scene from Medea's Children that I chose to adapt is the divorce scene. The dramatic conflict I chose to focus on is little Jason's desire to understand what is happening, but without receiving clear answers, or any answers at all. In this scene, little Jason asks Jason and Medea what divorce is, but they pay no attention. He asks Little Medea, who presents him with an assortment of situations she describes as "divorce", including divorcing her brooch, going back and forth between a doll and herself, or sharing space and possessions. This scene is very important to the overall story, as it begins to build the foundation of the characters and sets up little Jason's dramatic conflict over the course of the play. Little Jason wants to know what divorce is, but Jason and Medea ignore his attempts to understand, and little Medea fills his head with nonsense. The first thing I did to begin to demonstrate the parents' inattention was through the staging and the costumes. The nurse's and children's rooms are relatively tidy and their clothes are clean. It begins to demonstrate, from the moment the curtains open, that things on the modern side are trying to stay orderly and logical. When something is out of place, it is put back in its place. On the contrary, the classic staging is a little messy. This is not a seemingly uninhabited mess, but rather a mess resulting from a blatant lack of effort. It's clear that people still live in the classic setting, but it's also clear that the people who live there don't take the time to mind their own business. This pattern of neglect continues in their interaction with Little Jason, when they completely ignore his questions about divorce and do not take...... middle of paper ......e Medea's misinformation made that Little Jason's attempts to understand divorce so difficult. At first glance, divorce is a simple concept, which is how Little Medea tries to explain it. The problem is that it oversimplifies, to the point of ambiguity. At the same time, Jason and Medea deal with the complexities of divorce by not even trying to explain it. Little Jason, in his quest for understanding, finds himself stuck between his parents' lack of information and his sister's misinformation. My adaptation highlights these differences, allowing the audience to experience the rest of the play with a new filter. As the play progresses, the clarity of Little Jason's conflict would allow the audience to see Medea's Children through the eyes of a confused boy, rather than observing all the characters and not connecting to one..