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Orestes

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 409

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What does Euripides suggest is the proper response to human suffering? Defend your answer using at least three examples from the text.

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In what ways do vengeance and justice resemble and differ from each other, as portrayed by Euripides’s characters?

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Explore the performance context of Athenian tragedy. In what ways does it guide interpretation of Euripides’s portrayal of the gods?

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