Jason's arguments in response to Medea show how much he is an opportunist. He uses his "rhetorical skills" to "outrun" Medea's "tongue lashing," in order to sound organized and relevant. Medea had done so much for Jason; such as killing Pelias or killing the dragon for his protection. Jason tells Medea that it is her own fault for her to be exiled. Jason says things such as if he had children with his new marriage they would be protective siblings of Medea's children. He even offers her money but Medea declines. Medea shows her pride when she rejects his offer, she would rather suffer than have anything to do with Jason at this point. Jason used Medea as she did all these things for him, and now uses his new marriage for personal gain. He doesn't seem to understand the value of a marriage, he sees more money and materialistic ideas while Medea believes in a closer, dependable bond, which Jason lacked. The depth of Jason's arguments was shallow compared to Medea's it was clear that Medea valued their marriage a lot more. Medea has so much rage in her and Jason has her last on his priority list.
The balance scale represents how Medea carried more weight in their marriage, she protected Jason more than he protected her, she still feels emotion from his betrayal and he acts so nonchalant about it. Jason did not give as much into their marriage as Medea did, therefore making an unbalanced relationship.
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