Medea by Euripides

Medea

Euripides with Robin Robertson (Translator)

85 pages first pub -431 (editions)

fiction classics play dark emotional tense fast-paced
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The old songs will have to change. No more hymns to our faithlessness and deceit. Apollo, god of song, lord of the lyre, never passed on the flame of poetry to us. But if we had that voice, what songs we'd sing of men's failings, and th...

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Community Reviews

3.88
based on 9,439 reviews

Moods

dark: 87%

tense: 56%

emotional: 50%

sad: 39%

reflective: 24%

challenging: 23%

adventurous: 9%

mysterious: 8%

funny: 3%

inspiring: 3%

informative: 2%


Pace

71% of readers chose fast
22% of readers chose medium
6% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

10% of readers chose Plot
30% of readers chose A mix
57% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

18% of readers chose Yes
35% of readers chose Complicated
44% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
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Loveable characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
45% of readers chose Complicated
41% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
10% of readers chose Complicated
70% of readers chose No
8% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

90% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
2% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
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