Prometheus Bound: Anxiety of Authority
The opening scene of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound is one of the most significant scenes in the play as a result of Aeschylus' presentation...
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The Electras: Sophocles and Euripides
Both Electra plays have similarities and differences, however, I think one of the most important comparisons to think about is the...
The lesser known Euripides' Helen
Helen was first performed in 412 BCE and according to Edith Hall "has caused even more problems of generic categorization than Electra...
Euripides’ Electra: Misery and Lamentation
In this short piece, I want to focus on Electra’s monody near the beginning as it embodies the overarching theme of misery that permeates...
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