Women of Trachis
Sophocles wrote a tragedy about Heracles brought down not by a monster but by his wife's misguided attempt to win back his love.
“The long unmeasured pulse of time moves everything. There is nothing hidden that it cannot bring to light, nothing once known that may not become unkn...”
Why It Matters
Sophocles wrote a tragedy about Heracles brought down not by a monster but by his wife's misguided attempt to win back his love. It is the least performed of his surviving plays but one of the most emotionally devastating — a study of how good intentions cause irreversible harm. The play's unflinching depiction of physical suffering pushed the boundaries of what Greek theater could show.
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Personal reviewSolid play about wife of Hercules wanting him too bad. Not bad not bad. Poetic that her love was what was killing him