Medea Journal 2:

Instead of a crowd of towns people in thebes the chorus represents something different in Medea. In Oedipus the chorus was always talking to the gods and was reactive. In Medea the chorus shows pity towards the protagonist, Medea. There is a lot of foreshadowing and recap within the chorus when they are talking as well. The coments made by the chorus in the discription on the last page 46 state that they are making a description of the changing values of society. That a new independent women is arising into the scene now.