Medea Revengers Tragedy
Feb 10, 2021
Euripides’ Revenger’s Tragedy, # Euripides 480 - 406 BCE # “No man on earth is truly free, All are slaves of money or necessity. Public opinion or fear of prosecution forces each one, against his conscience, to conform.” “Euripides was the third tragedian of classical Athens. Along with Aeschylus and Sophocles. More of his plays (18) have survived intact than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together. (7 each) Aeschylus paid homage to tradition in his works and Sophocles was celebrated for his sense of balance, Euripides set himself completely apart, becoming something of an outcast. ...