Murder, corruption in government, religious zealotry, and revenge of scorned lovers are
themes that run rampant through many Greek dramas. However, in the plays Medea, written by
Euripides, and Antigone, written by Sophocles, such themes reach an almost unprecedented
levels. The plays follow women driven to extremes by what she feels is great injustice. The two
women, after whom the plays are named after, fight again...
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