This was an important fragment contributing to the feminist movement as Medea may of unintentionally tried to diminish the "...[t]he patriarchal values embedded in Western culture." (Wilmer, 2007, 107). Medea 's desire for revenge provided her with opportunity to rebel against the patriarchal society and empower women.
The inequality of women is not only apparent in the plot of the play but it also resides within the performance space itself, as both actors and the chorus were male dominated. The chorus are notably important to Greek tragedy for two distinct reasons:
...[o]ne is concerned with the theme, with intimations of the meaning, the tragic significance of the action which is taking place or is about to take place before our eyes. The other is concerned with the actual furthering of the dramatic action itself. (Conacher, 1975,