Medea And Other Plays (Euripides) - Book Review

The lady in this story takes the idiom of 'cutting off one's nose to spite one's face' to a whole nother level.

'Medea And Other Plays' by Euripides are a collection of 4 complete and translated plays from the Athenian playwright. They are written in the style they were to be performed, so include prompts for the actors and descriptions of what would be happening on the stage. They are relatively simple stories and show the self-destructive effect of revenge and female courage in tough situations.

I summarised the book as follows. "This is nice way to learn more about Greek mythology. The characters were way more relatable than the typical heroes and definitely are worthy of the 'drama' title. There was family infighting, arrogant despots, regicide, displays of great sacrifice, traumatic love and nearly even incest! A unique format to learn more about how theatre was performed more than 2000 years ago."

I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out!

Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(0:42) - Synopsis
(4:28) - Revenge: Behaviour that makes little sense
(10:56) - Female Courage: How did Greek women display it?
(14:19) - Observations/Takeaways
(17:38) - Summary


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