Greek Tragedy V: Seven Against Thebes, Or Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. Or Seven Champions for Seven Gates for Seven Other Champions In which Everyone Dies. Or not Everyone, but, well, you know…

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Tragedy, The Greeks

In this episode we talk about final play in Aeschylus’s Oedipus trilogy, Seven Against Thebes.

Discussion Prompts
  1. This play is not performed very often because of its place as three of three in the trilogy.  How would you handle this if you were to produce the play today?  How would you handle the ending?
  2. What do you think about whether or not the ending is original to Aeschylus?  
  3. What about the treatment of women in this play?  
  4. How would you compare or contrast it with the chorus of Danaids in The Suppliants?

Please share your thoughts and questions in the comments.

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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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