On this page is a series of links to the Greek Tragedies used in our analysis. Once you click on the links, you will be brought to a split-screen reading view of the text. To examine trends over all of the plays analyzed, please navigate to the analysis section.
Libation Bearers is a Greek tragedy about Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, exacting revenge on his mother for killing his father.
Philoctetes, owner of the bow and arrows of Hurcules, had been left on an island by himself years ago during a voyage to Troy because he was bit by a snake. The other soldiers couldn't stand the sight and smell of his wound, so they abandoned him. However, Odysseus learned that the Trojan War cannot be won without him and his weapon. The plot of the tradegy follows Neoptolemus, as he tries to trick Philoctetes into coming back to Odysseus and helping him win the war.
Women of Trachis tells the story of how the unfortunate and accidental death of Heracles came to be.
Medea by Euripides is a tragedy that involves Medea and Jason. It explores themes of a woman's passion and rage. Medea is someone slighted by patriarchial perceptions and notions. This tragedy involves how Medea takes her revenge against a society that rejects her.