The role of the Chorus in "The Medea"
The Chorus in Greek terminology is a group of dancers who participate in parties, dramatic performances and public events. The choral song is the predominant part of the play and the monologue is later added in, they are the subordinate characters, or the background and the important parts are left for the main character, in this case Medea. The Chorus, a group of Corinthian women, has quite a unique and an important role in the play by narrating and summarizing the story.
The fact that the Chorus and Medea are female manifests a similarity between them; the Chorus can see everything, however, they do not intervene with the play. They pity and sympathize with her because they are both women and they both, as women, share the suffering of the injustices of women, this establishes a bond between them as is shown on lines , the phrases "" Already shows the empathy between Medea and the Chorus of women, their sympathy leads the audiences to interpret the play leading to their sympathy and the acceptance of Medea taking revenge on being the victim of her husband's betrayal to another woman. They help Medea plan her revenge on her own by keeping quiet this is shown on lines 259-263 "this much then is the service I would beg from you: If I can find the means or devise any scheme to pay my husband back for what he has done to me - him and his father-in-law and the girl who married him- just to keep silent."
The Chorus in Greek terminology is a group of dancers who participate in parties, dramatic performances and public events. The choral song is the predominant part of the play and the monologue is later added in, they are the subordinate characters, or the background and the important parts are left for the main character, in this case Medea. The Chorus, a group of Corinthian women, has quite a unique and an important role in the play by narrating and summarizing the story.
The fact that the Chorus and Medea are female manifests a similarity between them; the Chorus can see everything, however, they do not intervene with the play. They pity and sympathize with her because they are both women and they both, as women, share the suffering of the injustices of women, this establishes a bond between them as is shown on lines , the phrases "" Already shows the empathy between Medea and the Chorus of women, their sympathy leads the audiences to interpret the play leading to their sympathy and the acceptance of Medea taking revenge on being the victim of her husband's betrayal to another woman. They help Medea plan her revenge on her own by keeping quiet this is shown on lines 259-263 "this much then is the service I would beg from you: If I can find the means or devise any scheme to pay my husband back for what he has done to me - him and his father-in-law and the girl who married him- just to keep silent."
