May 2, 20212 minPrometheus Bound: Anxiety of AuthorityThe opening scene of Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound is one of the most significant scenes in the play as a result of Aeschylus' presentation...
Apr 4, 20212 minThe Electras: Sophocles and EuripidesBoth Electra plays have similarities and differences, however, I think one of the most important comparisons to think about is the...
Mar 7, 20211 minThe lesser known Euripides' HelenHelen was first performed in 412 BCE and according to Edith Hall "has caused even more problems of generic categorization than Electra...
Feb 7, 20212 minEuripides’ Electra: Misery and LamentationIn this short piece, I want to focus on Electra’s monody near the beginning as it embodies the overarching theme of misery that permeates...
Jan 3, 20213 minEuripides' Medea: Feminine and Masculine SpacesI first came across Euripides’ Medea during A-Level where we studied the following calyx krater: (Image from Cleaveland Museum of Art)...
Dec 6, 20205 minAsexuality in Euripides' HippolytusAsexuality in Euripides’ Hippolytus is treated as a sin in Troezen society, it is not just Hippolytus who suffers, but his family...
Nov 1, 20206 minIdentity in Euripides’ BacchaeEuripides’ Bacchae explores identity primarily through Pentheus, whose complex identity mirrors the ambivalent nature of the play....
Oct 4, 20207 minCreon's Intimidation of AntigoneIn Sophocles’ Antigone, Creon’s intimidation of Antigone provokes a series of chain reactions as a result of his choice to prioritise...
Sep 6, 20206 minThe Inevitability of Oedipus' FateI first studied Sophocles' Oedipus the King at A level and having found this play disturbing yet intriguing regarding the tension between...