Passionate instincts can overwhelm us, guilt will overwhelm us and paranoia will take control of us. Our bodies and minds push us into a lustful, exciting, scary binge as we take that one risk that could destroy everything. Since the origins of man, humans have succumbed to their polygamous nature through acts of infidelity, and throughout history men and women have betrayed each other (Zur 2). However, different time periods and cultures have conflicting perceptions about adultery, often depending on gender. Currently, when a socialite cheats on her partner, the news barely mentions the relationship or focuses on her family life; conversely, if an athlete participates in extramarital activities with a lover, the media will publish it as a front-page story. However, a person should learn that life was not always like this; As empires rise and fall, wars erupt, and civilizations die, society has changed its perception of social and cultural norms. A good way to see how culture changes over time is to read works from different eras as playwrights draw inspiration from their society and how people experienced times gone by. In ancient Greece, Medea, the sorceress, seeks revenge on her lover, Jason, who betrayed her when he married the Corinthian princess, Glauce; however all the characters, excluding the chorus and Medea, act nonchalantly regarding his infidelity due to their culture (Galene and Spampinato 180-181). In his masterpiece, Medea, Euripides carefully describes the contrasting attitudes of ancient civilization towards male and female adultery, which differ from the current position of Western society. By their sexual endeavors, many Greek spouses destroyed the foundations of their marriages; y...... in the center of the sheet ......and the princess of Corinth; however, the characters, excluding the chorus, act nonchalantly about his infidelity because they have been numbed by adultery in their culture. If Jason cheated on Medea in modern Manhattan with one of the richest people in high society, modern society would respond very differently. Society would repeatedly chastise Jason just as they had with Tiger Woods and John Edwards, and Jason's heroic status would quickly diminish. Truthfully, men and women engaging in extramarital sexual encounters has never been a generational issue; the only change is civilization's view on adultery. Infidelity will constantly occur as humans pretend that our species is supposed to be monogamous (Zur 2). We will have to fight our natural instincts that attempt to take us on a shameful, emotional and frightening journey that could exterminate everything we own and love..