Journal # 1 - Medea

The chorus plays a very unique role from the role of the chorus in Oedipus in Medea. The Medean chorus seems more close to Medea than the Oedipus chorus did. It uses more specific and endearing language, making it seem more intimate with Medea. The chorus in Oedipus was more of a "summarizer" so to speak, they sympathized with Oedipus, but his downfall did not seem to bother to them personally. Whereas in Medea, the chorus seems much more concerned about Medea's fate than the chorus in Oedipus. The chorus is a way that Euripides uses to create pity and sympathy in the audience, rather than a way to summarize plot, like in Oedipus.