Greek Tragedy XXII: Euripides’s Hekabe, or Queen Lear

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Hekabe loses power and her children in this play about what happens after the fall of Troy.

Discussion Prompts
  1. If you were directing this, who would you cast as Hekabe? What about Polyxena?Where and when would you set it? Why?
  2. AP Credit: Compare and contrast the various human sacrifices surrounding the Trojan War.
  3. Why do you think Polyxena consents to the sacrifice?
  4. AP Credit: Guest friendship! And… go!
  5. How do you think we should feel after reading (or watching) this play? Why?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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