I think both answers would be about the fact that women want power. As the old lady responded to the knight, she was indeed exerting her power over him. It made him believe that this was in fact the right answer. He also made a deal with the knight so that he could get the answer. I saw the power in the deal struck because the knight was so desperate that he agreed to the deal and had no idea what she wanted in return. I find this to be similar with Medea because Medea feels abandoned by Jason leaving her and feels the need to get him back. In the story, she seems helpless when he leaves her until he becomes angry. Then I feel he needs to regain power. I also see this kind of power in Emilia when she is faithful to her husband but he cheats on her. There is also a sense that she regains her power when she realizes that her husband had a role in the murder and reveals that he had a part in