🔪Medea's actions in Athens challenge the city's values and raise questions about the treatment of women who commit unforgivable acts.
🏛️The chorus calls attention to the story of an early king of Athens, highlighting the city's sacred streams and the blessings bestowed upon its metaphorical sons, the Athenians.
💔The motif of binding love with wisdom, emphasized by the chorus, contrasts with the themes of betrayal and revenge that arise from passion overpowering wisdom.
⚖️The chorus encourages Medea to reconsider her plan and show mercy to her children, suggesting that Athenians value compassion and forgiveness.
🔮The chorus foreshadows the future actions of Medea, hinting at her escape to a sacred country and the lingering memory of her rage and violent acts.