However, while the nurse worries about Medea's emotion, to the point of almost calling her unbalanced, she defends Medea against the assistant. The attendant is surprised by Medea’s actions and shouts, “What! Has the poor lady not stopped lamenting yet? (Line 28). The attendant wonders why she is still crying and why she hasn't stopped grieving. The nurse then begins to defend Medea: “NURSE: Would I like to be like you! The evil has only just begun; it has not yet reached its peak” (Lines 29). The nurse defends Medea's action in her mourning by saying that it is not even half the battle, but later she also says: "O children, do you hear what your father feels towards you? Perdition catches him, but no, he is still my master; However, he turned out to be a true traitor to those close to him. There is no way for my mistress to express her anger one way or another” (Lines 41-42). The nurse, towards Medea's children, reminds them of how horrible their father is, as he left their mother helpless, a traitor to them and their mother, she also expresses worry about the actions Medea would take, knowing that 'she acquired from being with Medea for so long