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A review by reynaisland
Andromache by Euripides
3.0
Jealous of her husband's relationship with his slave, Hermione leads a manhunt against Andromache and her son. With the help of Peleus and Thetis, Andromache must argue for her right to live.
Irony stitches this play together. Andromache's saviors and the father of her son, are both directly related to the man who killed her husband, Hector. She is haunted by Hector's death and her resentment for the Greeks, while being permanently tied to them. It's also impossible not to have some sympathy for Hermione, whose husband is cheating on her with an enemy slave.
In the end, the slave owner, rapist, and cheater, Neoptolemus, is hardly faced with an ounce of blame.
Irony stitches this play together. Andromache's saviors and the father of her son, are both directly related to the man who killed her husband, Hector. She is haunted by Hector's death and her resentment for the Greeks, while being permanently tied to them. It's also impossible not to have some sympathy for Hermione, whose husband is cheating on her with an enemy slave.
In the end, the slave owner, rapist, and cheater, Neoptolemus, is hardly faced with an ounce of blame.