Scan barcode
A review by reynaisland
Helen by Euripides
2.0
In a twist on the Trojan war, Paris unknowingly takes a "puppet" version of Helen, while the real Helen is whisked off to Egypt in hiding. Now, after the war, Helen comes across a shipwrecked stranger dressed in sailcloth, who looks an awful lot like her long lost husband, Menelaus.
In other retellings of this myth, it was always the question- is Helen responsible for this war? Euripides' 'Helen' explores one of the most spineless answers to that question. An answer that fills in the plot holes and absolves characters of their flaws, at the expense of the very stuff that makes the Trojan War a compelling story.
In other retellings of this myth, it was always the question- is Helen responsible for this war? Euripides' 'Helen' explores one of the most spineless answers to that question. An answer that fills in the plot holes and absolves characters of their flaws, at the expense of the very stuff that makes the Trojan War a compelling story.