Contemporary Theatre (6) (Research on "The Trojan Women")

"The Trojan Women" is a tragedy written by Euripides in 415BC. It is an anti-war play set during the Peloponnesian War. The themes are love, beauty, harmony, dread, hope, revenge and the horror of war. It is set near the walls of Troy. The play premiered

Characters:

• Hecuba - Queen of Troy.
• Poseidon - God of Sea.
• Athena - Goddess of war and wisdom.
• Andromache - Hecuba's daughter-in-law. Widow.
• Talthybius - Greek messenger.
• Cassandra - Daughter of Hecuba. Gets raped.
• Astyanax - Son of Andromache.
• Helen - Daughter of Zeus. Most beautiful woman.
• Melanus - Helen's husband. Was King of Sparta.

Plot summary:

This plot summary is from the following site: https://blogs.warwick.ac.uk/mdconley/entry/summary_the_trojan/