Euripides | Plays | Middle Life | Later Life | Facts review |
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When was Euripides born
406 B.C.E
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Why does Alcestis want to die?
She wants to die because she doesn't want her husband to die.
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What were Euripides plays known to be in the ancient world?
Influential
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Did Euripides ever leave Athens?
Yes
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What was Euripides work noticed for?
Euripides work was noticed for his strong complex female characters.
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What was Euripides mothers name?
Cleito
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What is the Trojan Women about?
The Trojen women is about the fate of women in Troy after they have lost everything.
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What festivals would Euripides compete in annually?
The Athenian Dramatic Festivals
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When did Euripides die
406 B.C.E
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Was he ever mentioned in any famous plays?
Yes (Frogs)
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Was Euripides the youngest the middle or the oldest of the two other tragedians?
Middle
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What was Medea about?
Medea was about a lady who kills her husbands feoncee, feoncee 's in laws father, and his two children as revenge of betraying her family.
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Did he ever win 1st in the Athenian Dramatic Festivals? If so how many?
Yes, four times
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Where did Euripides die?
Macedonia, Greece
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What happened to his plays since he was so famous in Greek literature?
His plays were preserved in manuscripts.
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What was Euripides known for?
Writing Tragedies
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What were three of Euripides famous plays?
Medea, The Bacchae, Hippolytus, Alcestis, Trojan Women
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What was one of the philosophers names that Euripides aquatinted with?
Socrates, Protagoras, or Anaxagoras
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Who invited Euripides to Macedonia, Greece
The king of Macedonia (Archelaus)
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Were any of his plays translated?
Yes
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Did Euripides ever get married or have children?
Yes
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What does Aphrodite want on Hippolytus?
Revenge
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What did Euripides own?
His own personal library
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When did Euripides leave Athens
410 B.C.E
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Did his plays influence other writers to?
Yes
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