Amphitryon 38 (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Jean Giraudoux
- First Published: 1929
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Mock-heroic
- Time of Work: The Heroic Age
- Setting: Thebes, Greece
- Genres: Drama, Farce, Mock-heroic drama
- Subjects: Mythology or myths, Mistaken or secret identity, Jealousy, envy, or resentment, Adultery, Gods or goddesses, Servants, Heroes or heroism, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Impostors or imposture
- Locales: Greece, ancient, Thebes, ancient
Characters Discussed
Alcmena (alk-MEE-nuh), the wife of Amphitryon, known for both her beauty and her fidelity. Although she is flattered by the fact that Jupiter wishes to mate with her, she is determined to remain faithful to her husband. She is not interested in adventure or passion, and she uses all of her wiles and wit to remain constant rather than to deceive her husband. When she begins to suspect that Jupiter already has come to her bed disguised as Amphitryon, she demands the truth but quickly accepts his false assurances rather than disrupt the peace of her life with...
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