Since I do not have access to the original text of “The Trojan Women,” the following summary is based on an English translation by M. Hadas and J. McLean in an anthology entitled “Greek Drama.” The translators did a good job. However, no translation can be perfectly faithful to the original. For example, Hecuba compares ...
Tragedy lives in the throes of consequence and fate, brought about through destructive recognition and the flawed Achilles’ heel that so often plagues classic heroes. An onslaught of tragic elements appear in both Hamlet and The Oresteia. Hamlet’s hamartia in William Shakespeare’s Hamlet leads to his succumbing to corruption and his eventual demise. In The ...
Aeschylus was a dramatist who lived in the ancient Greek city of Athens. He treats his native city with honor in a drama entitled “Eumenides.” “Eumenides” is a somewhat unusual tragedy. No one dies, and it has a happy ending. However, it is the third play of a trilogy in which there is plenty of ...
Saturday morning cartoons never held much appeal for my mom and dad. My siblings and I, of course, had our favorites. We watched Bugs Bunny for the witty slapstick that only Warner Bros. seemed capable of at the time. We enjoyed “Transformers” because it was the epitome of science fiction for our young minds. Cartoons ...
