A review by eb00kie
Les Troyennes by Euripides
4.0
Les Troyennes follows the aftermath of the fall of Troy through the eyes of its eponymous women, Hecuba, the former queen, Cassandra, her daughter, and Andromaca, Hecuba's daughter-in-law.
Fun fact: Andromaca means "[she] who fights men", acclaimed as one of the best wives in mythology, if not the best. Make of that what you will.
This piece is mainly one string of lamentations. However, the author uses the advantages and ameliorates its weak points with both skill and style. The relative monotony of the beginning serves to underscore the powerful scenes at the end, also, between swift exchanges and one-page replies, the play reads as a tragic musical.
Fun fact: Andromaca means "[she] who fights men", acclaimed as one of the best wives in mythology, if not the best. Make of that what you will.
This piece is mainly one string of lamentations. However, the author uses the advantages and ameliorates its weak points with both skill and style. The relative monotony of the beginning serves to underscore the powerful scenes at the end, also, between swift exchanges and one-page replies, the play reads as a tragic musical.