The Trojan Women (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Euripides
- First Published: 415
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Tragedy
- Time of Work: After the fall of Troy
- Setting: Outside the ruined walls of Troy
- Genres: Drama, Tragedy
- Subjects: War, Women, Death or dying, Kings, queens, or royalty, Gods or goddesses, Greek or Roman times, Joy or sorrow, Trojan War
- Locales: Troy, ancient
Characters Discussed
Hecuba (HEH-kyew-buh), the queen of Troy. Aged and broken by the fall of the city, she is the epitome of all the misfortune resulting from the defeat of the Trojans and the destruction of the city. She is first revealed prostrate before the tents of the captive Trojan women, with the city in the background. Her opening lyrics tell of the pathos of her situation and introduce the impression of hopelessness and the theme of the inevitable doom that war brings. The Greek herald enters with the news that each of the women has been assigned to a different...
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