Please answer the following questions about Euripides' Heracles, devoting 6-10 thoughtful sentences to each response.
Due: Monday, February 19, noon.
Heracles declares, "All mankind loves its children" (v. 636, p. 85). How does this statement reflect larger themes and issues in the play?
How does the appearance of Iris and Lyssa (Madness) compare to other divine appearances in Euripides?
Why does Hera afflict Heracles with madness? Cite reasons from the text.
Heracles makes a speech against the divine order (vv. 1340-6, p. 111). Does the play support or condemn the Greek audience's belief in the gods?
