440:, as seen in its characters, events, and themes. Characters in the play stand on opposite ends of one another in terms of ideology and characteristics, creating a dichotomy between them. One example is found in Megara and Amphitryon. When confronted with their deaths and the deaths of Heracles's sons, the two have very different reactions. Megara accepts the fact that she and her children are going to die. Amphitryon, however, continues to hope that his son Heracles will return to save them. Together Megara and Amphitryon form a dichotomy of hope and defeat. Another example of a dichotomy between two characters is between Heracles himself and Lykos. Heracles is known as the most courageous man in Greece; and Lykos accuses him of cowardice. Yet Lykos is attempting to execute Megara and her children out of fear of something they might do. The actions of Heracles and Lykos show that they stand on opposite sides of the spectrum, with Heracles standing with courage and Lykos with cowardice. Furthermore, a dichotomy resides within Heracles. In his returning from the Underworld with Theseus Heracles saves his friend and creates life. In his murdering of his own family after being driven insane, Heracles completes the dichotomy by bringing about death. Finally, there is the theme of the gods' existence and the dichotomy of belief in the characters in the play. After killing his family, Heracles exclaims that the gods do not exist, while others, especially Theseus, argue the opposite. All of these dichotomies come together to create a play that is used more to ask and generate questions and all reflect the current concerns about the belief systems in play during our playwright's time.
463:: In Heracles, Euripides' focus is on Heracles and his moral character. In the play Heracles holds himself to a higher ethical standard than he does the gods. This is shown when Heracles believes that the gods, if they exist, do no wrong. Though driven mad by them, he accepts all blame for the awful act of killing his family. Madness agrees that what the gods have done is wrong, but Heracles does not hold the gods to blame for what happens. Theseus then attempts to reason with Heracles stating that no mortal man can stain what is divine (line 1231) and that Hera is to blame (lines 1312–1313). Theseus even says "how dare you then, mortal that you are, to protest your fate, when the gods do not?" (lines 1320–1321). Theseus attempts to absolve Heracles of any responsibility and to place all fault on the divine. Heracles refuses to agree and holds himself accountable. Heracles goes so far as to say, "ah, all this has no bearing on my grief; but I do not believe that gods commit adultery, or bind each other in chains. I never did believe it; I never shall; nor that one god is tyrant of the rest. If god is truly god, he is perfect, lacking nothing. These are poets' wretched lies" (lines 1340–1346). He believes that the gods are perfect and can do no wrong, so this horrible act that they cause him to fulfill is his own fault not theirs. He is the one that is to blame, almost like a caregiver taking responsibility for the actions of their charge.
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Heracles himself after being cursed by the living embodiment of Madness, sent by Hera. Euripides foregrounds this event, placing it chronologically during the time of Heracles' labors for Eurystheus and makes it the focus of his play. Euripides plays with the traditional chronology because, in its essence, the play challenges the theology of his day. In fifth century Athens there was a theological revolution with intellectuals questioning, challenging, and rewriting the traditional view of the gods. With his play Euripides adds to this debate, mainly through the voice of his main character. After Herakles murders his family, he questions, in a conversation with Theseus, the true nature of the gods and their existence, while at the same time contemplating suicide. This scene not only sheds light on Heracles' angst but also reflects Euripides'. By toying with the traditional plot-line of Herakles' life, Euripides also questions traditional theological beliefs. For the context of Euripides and Greek intellectual thought of his day, see E.R. Dodds,
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Heracles suffers the ignominy of killing his family. As is typical of an ancient Greek tragedy, the gods have a large hand in it. Hera hates Heracles because he is a living reminder of her husband's infidelity. Because of this she is cruel to him. She could bring about Herakles' death but instead she wants him to suffer. She sends Madness to drive Heracles to murder his wife and progeny. Madness herself sees the irrationality and senselessness in Hera's vengeance. The story, it seems, does an odd job of explaining the faith that the mainstream culture has. Heracles does not believe but has been to Hades and has seen the dog Cerberus and the dead souls of others. Despite evidence of the divine, he chooses to believe, much as Socrates does also, that the gods, as they are commonly believed to be, do not exist. This point of view may reflect the playwright's own. Even if it does not, it does reflect a viewpoint of Euripides' own time that is asking for more from the morality of its religion.
446:: Euripides' Heracles is a play which is open to many different interpretations. Perhaps the greatest theme within the play is that of hope. Hope plays a central role from the play's start until its end. At the start the family of Heracles is in danger of being killed by Lykos and is without the protection of Heracles who is engaged in serving Eurystheus and completing his labors. The salvation of the family rests upon Heracles coming to rescue them. Megara refuses to accept this threat and although she has the children dressed in robes of death, she still holds out hope for Herakles' arrival. Hope is also what gets Heracles through his 12 acts; furthermore hope is offered to him by Theseus so as to help Heracles get through the pain and suffering he experiences from having mistakenly killed his wife and children. Hope drives this piece of work; giving all those within it the ability to push forward no matter the dreadful circumstances.
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Heracles realizes that he is not completely sure that he himself believes his father, Zeus, is real. This doubt causes a lack of identity for him and may be a root cause of his angry and dangerous side. Even though it is Hera that sends Madness to inflict Heracles, it may also be that he is not emotionally sound or stable and this is what causes him to murder his wife and children. This dark and dangerous side of him contrasts with his positive and constructive side that makes the world better by ridding it of monsters. That he does such awful things and is still forgiven reflects a balance that is achieved between his opposing sides. Heracles murders his family and he saves lives. The play in its dichotomous halves shows the inexorable reality of the existence of destructive and constructive forces in its principal hero, Heracles.
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someone guilty of kindred bloodshed. Heracles, not easily comforted, says he can be welcome to no man; it would be better for him to die by suicide. Theseus offers him hospitality in Athens and half his wealth. He argues that even the gods commit evil acts, such as forbidden marriages, yet continue to live on
Olympus and face out their crimes. Why shouldn't Heracles? Heracles vehemently denies this line of argument: such stories of the gods, he says, are merely the inventions of poets. A deity, if really such, can have no desires. Finally convinced that it would be cowardly to die by suicide, he resolves to go to Athens with Theseus. The law forbids him to remain in Thebes or even attend the funeral of his wife and children. He asks his father to bury his dead, and, leaning on Theseus, leaves.
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Heracles himself does not exist because Zeus is his father. It also renders inexplicable his supernatural strength to complete tasks that mere mortals cannot, such as the 12 labors for Eurystheus. This paradox creates both a problem in the plot of the story, as well as a problem with the identity and existence of Euripides' main character. By having Heracles boldly deny the existence of the gods as the Greeks know them, Euripides may be offering his own atheistic beliefs. During his time, the religion of polytheism is still widely accepted though there is an intellectual strain questioning the validity and reliability of everything. By penning this play, Euripides joins this intellectual debate and casts doubt on the divine.
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766:Extant plays
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493:Translations
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452:In the play
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444:Hope (Ἐλπίς)
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306:genealogical
304:filled with
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2194:live-action
2165:live-action
1862:(2006–2008)
1816:(1732–1734)
1728:(1575–1580)
1539:L'Atlàntida
1459:Heracleidae
1292:La Thébaïde
1271:Oedipus Rex
1236:The Bacchae
1222:(Sophocles)
997:Philoctetes
962:Cresphontes
955:Bellerophon
544:Anne Carson
438:dichotomies
432:Euripides'
223:personified
2631:Categories
2332:Television
1505:Literature
1461:(children)
1172:Thersander
809:Andromache
802:Hippolytus
679:References
538:Tom Sleigh
467:Opposites:
430:Dichotomy:
399:Eurystheus
310:Amphitryon
245:Amphitryon
239:Characters
199:Amphitryon
73:Amphitryon
69:Characters
49:Written by
23:by Seneca.
2258:Immortals
1980:Atlántida
1808:(c. 1660)
1680:(c. 1475)
1672:(c. 1470)
1664:(c. 1460)
1183:Tisamenus
1163:(usurper)
1146:Polynices
1088:Polydorus
1004:Theristai
969:Hypsipyle
948:Archelaus
934:Andromeda
759:Euripides
757:Plays by
713:Euripides
690:Euripides
551:full text
503:full text
454:Heracles,
450:Identity:
419:Ambiguity
271:– Madness
187:Euripides
53:Euripides
2592:Hercules
2523:Hercules
2463:Atlantis
2455:Hercules
2440:" (1999)
2301:Hercules
2293:Hercules
2274:Hercules
2234:Hercules
2173:Herakles
2016:Hercules
1972:Déjanire
1932:Hercules
1642:(c. 125)
1557:Herakles
1449:Deianira
1437:(mother)
1431:(father)
1392:Heracles
1388:Hercules
1243:Herakles
1228:Antigone
1220:Antigone
1188:Autesion
1177:Peneleos
1167:Laodamas
1161:Lycus II
1150:Eteocles
1103:Labdacus
1083:Pentheus
1068:Calydnus
1011:Thyestes
990:Phaethon
983:Peliades
941:Antigone
910:Lost and
837:Herakles
781:Alcestis
694:Plays: V
686:Herakles
647:Herakles
643:Herakles
478:Heracles
474:Theology
434:Heracles
423:Heracles
338:Cerberus
314:Heracles
308:detail,
302:prologue
275:Heracles
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191:Heracles
180:Athenian
178:) is an
175:Heracles
149:Herakles
95:Heracles
29:Herakles
2433:(1998)
2383:(1995)
1455:(wives)
1445:Omphale
1435:Alcmene
1411:Hercule
1257:Oedipus
1203:Xanthos
1198:Ptolemy
1135:Oedipus
1108:Lycus I
1097:Lycus I
1093:Nycteus
976:Oedipus
886:Bacchae
879:Orestes
830:Electra
774:Cyclops
369:Theseus
361:labours
353:old men
283:Theseus
219:Madness
201:, wife
183:tragedy
135:Setting
129:Tragedy
99:Theseus
91:Madness
2566:(2008)
2558:(2007)
2550:(2000)
2542:(1997)
2534:(1997)
2526:(1984)
2518:(1983)
2475:Comics
2466:(2013)
2450:(1998)
2423:(1994)
2415:(1994)
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1991:(2010)
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1967:(1871)
1959:(1761)
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1943:(1747)
1935:(1744)
1927:(1733)
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1916:Admeto
1911:(1723)
1903:(1693)
1900:Alcide
1895:(1662)
1854:(1981)
1846:(1947)
1838:(1909)
1830:(1884)
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1736:(1596)
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1712:(1531)
1688:(1500)
1469:Events
1451:, and
1441:Megara
1422:Family
1414:Alcide
1408:Ercole
1404:Hercle
1309:Thebes
1078:Cadmus
1073:Ogyges
900:Rhesus
816:Hecuba
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414:Themes
403:Athena
373:Athens
349:Chorus
326:Megara
322:Thebes
316:' and
289:Chorus
251:Megara
207:Thebes
203:Megara
140:Thebes
109:Athens
77:Megara
59:Chorus
42:Asteas
2574:Other
2507:Games
2000:Films
1884:Opera
1656:(216)
1588:Other
1549:Plays
1512:Poems
1250:Iliad
1155:Creon
1140:Creon
1130:Creon
1124:Laius
1114:Laius
1061:Kings
865:Helen
788:Medea
711:. By
692:. In
688:. By
565:Notes
334:Hades
330:Creon
318:Lycus
300:In a
269:Lyssa
257:Lycus
211:Lycus
125:Genre
83:Lycus
1453:Hebe
1429:Zeus
1148:and
717:ISBN
698:ISBN
384:Hera
347:The
342:Zeus
263:Iris
217:and
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1615:Art
858:Ion
209:by
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