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The Question and Answer section for The Trojan Women is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Women are parceled off as concubines and slaves. Hecuba would rather die than be enslaved, and she attempts to burn herself to death by jumping into the fire as Troy burns. She is dragged back, however, and sent to Odysseus.
Hecuba convinces her...
Greek theatre, predominantly composed of tragedy, swtiched gears in The Trojan Women. The geopolitical unrest, which is focused upon in the play, protests the irrationality, violence and horrors of war, and in turn, demands peace, solidarity and...
Author, please?
