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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHippolytus <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The ending, where a dying Hippolytus returns to his father Theseus and all the misunderstandings that led to tragedy are revealed, was the best part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Medea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
This play resonates much more with me than Hippolytus<\/strong>. No wonder it’s one of the most-performed classical plays today. Also, the translation is in beautifully idiomatic English. (The translation of Hippolytus<\/strong> as well.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Medea<\/strong> is a corker. It’s a tragedy and a horror movie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are a few lines that must be intentionally funny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heracles: Being and nonbeing are considered different things. Or earlier when Apollo is arguing with Death, Apollo says “What is this? Have you unrecognized talents for debate?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alcestis<\/strong> – OK, but no Medea<\/strong>. A minor play.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Original language: Greek. I read the version edited by David Grene and Richmond Lattimore. Hippolytus The ending, where a dying Hippolytus returns to his father Theseus and all the misunderstandings that led to tragedy are revealed, was the best part. Medea This play resonates much more with me than Hippolytus. No wonder it’s one of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-great-books"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1172"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1184,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1172\/revisions\/1184"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/larrykooper.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
An example –
Creon: Grim scowling scourge against your husband — yes, that’s you, Medea.
I proclaim that you must leave this land in banishment,
and take your pair of sons along with you.
And no delay allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAlcestis<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Admetus: That is your opinion, Heracles. It is not mine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n