Andromache | Study Guide

Euripides

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Overview

Author

Euripides

First Performed

c. 426 BCE

Type

Play

Genre

Drama, Mythology, Tragedy

About the Title

Andromache is named after one of the main characters, a Trojan woman who was captured and enslaved after the legendary Trojan War (12th or 13th century BCE) ended. The play focuses on how Andromache's presence affects those in her captor's household.

Diagrams

Slave, concubine Son Son Grandfather Grandmother Protector Spouses Jealous wife Would-be murderer Would-be murderer Father, coconspirator Cousin, suitor Uncle Murderer Andromache Enslaved Trojan noblewoman Thetis Sea goddess Molossus Young heir to throne of Epirus Peleus Former king of Phthia Neoptolemus King of Phthia Hermione Queen of Phthia Menelaus King of Sparta Orestes Prince of Mycenae
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Summary

This study guide for Euripides's Andromache offers summary and analysis on themes, symbols, and other literary devices found in the text. Explore Course Hero's library of literature materials, including documents and Q&A pairs.

Characters

Andromache Hermione Peleus Menelaus Neoptolemus Orestes Chorus

Symbols

Altar Peleus's Scepter

Themes

Marriage as a Source of Strife Women's Low Value War's Tragic Effects
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