Medea Jouranl # 1

What is the role of the chorus in Medea? How is it different than in Oedipus?

The main role of the chorus in Medea is that it is a group of women from Corinth. The interact with Medea and sympthize with her and Medea tells her plan to them. Medea talking to the chorus is used to reveal information to the audience from Medea. Medea confides in the chorus and in a sense use the chorus as a way to confided into the audience drawing them into part of the chorus so the emotional response of the chorus play on the audience.

In Oedipus the chorus is the people of the town and they aren't really involved in the story they pray to the gods and they sumarize what happens to Oedipus in their speeches usally where they express their pity for Oedipus and his situation.