Medea (1969 film) follows the plot of the play by Euripides from this point onward, though it takes some liberties with the chronology of events. Jason has two sons by Medea, but he later decides to opt out of his union with her in favor of a marriage to the Corinthian princess Glauce. Enraged, Medea plots revenge against Jason and his new bride and sends Glauce a robe bewitched with magic herbs. Here Pasolini introduces two versions of the destruction of Glauce and her father. The first follows the traditional legend and is possibly a vision of how Medea would like Glauce to
Bride price other things. Several weeks before the actual wedding, the ritual of "guo da li" () takes place (on an auspicious date). The groom and a matchmaker will visit the bride's family bearing gifts like wedding cakes, sweetmeats and jewelry, as well as the bride price. On the actual wedding day, the bride's family will return a portion of the bride price (sometimes in the form of dowry) and a set of gifts as a goodwill gesture. Bride prices vary from in famously money-centric Shanghai to as little as . Also often required along with bride price are typically a house