In the prologue, the audience finds out a lot about the Medea and her relationship with Jason as well as her views on marriage and past experiences in her marriage with Jason. The audience is instantly thrown into the deep end at the start of the play where the audience is unaware of what exactly happened in Medea and Jason’s marriage. However, in Medea’s monologue, she reveals that she has 2 sons with Jason, but because of the divorce in their marriage, “she hates her sons” as the sons act as a symbol that reminds her of Jason. The audience also finds out her personal views on marriage as she explains her patriarchal view(which may have been created from the marriage) on marriage. She believes that men are the ones who “go out to battle” and that women are the ones who are left at home to bear the children. However, she disagrees with this, stating how she would “rather stand three times in the front line than bear one child”, and that as a result of the marriage, she feels like she is alone, that she has no city, which highlights her lack of identity after the divorce. Perhaps this view was created as she does not enjoy seeing her children. Additionally, the audience also learns about the effect of Medea’s monologue on the Chorus. Initially, the Chorus does not support Medea’s views on seeking revenge on Jason, as the Chorus mentions “why let it anger you”. However, after the deeply insightful monologue that Medea has had, she managed to convince the audience to support her, as the Chorus mentions that they will “do as you[Medea] ask. To punish Jason will be just. I do not wonder that you take such wrongs to heart.” Perhaps this might act as foreshadowing for what will happen later in the play, and that Medea might eventually seek revenge on Jason with the support from the Chorus.