Please answer the following questions about Euripides' Hippolytus, devoting 6-10 thoughtful sentences to each response.
Due: Monday, February 12, noon.
Why does Aphrodite use a human agent (Phaedra) to punish Hippolytus, rather than do it herself?
Do you think an ancient Greek audience would have admired Hippolytus for his chastity? Why or why not?
Phaedra says, “Shame is of two kinds. | The one is harmless, but the other a plague” (385-6, p. 180). What do you think she means?
Why does Phaedra accuse Hippolytus of rape, and why does Theseus believe her?
