way to get us sons. No women then". The children represent Jason's pride. By directly attacking Jason's pride, Medea's lust for revenge would be satidfied. For her, justice would be done. To anyone BUT Medea, however, this is a terrible injustice. Children, on a symbolic level, represent innocence. The innocence of Medea and Jason's two sons is apparent through the nurse and the chorus's sympathy for them. ("poor babies") Medea, on the other hand, has been blinded to their innocence by her anger at Jason. She no longer se
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