Project Gutenberg 2012-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 71 Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime Andromache: A Play in Three Acts E-text prepared by James Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) "Andromache: A Play in Three Acts" by Gilbert Murray is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. This work explores themes of love, revenge, and the consequences of war, centering around the character of Andromache, the widow of Hector from Troy, as she navigates her tumultuous relationships after the fall of Troy. The play is set in the Greek Heroic Age, highlighting the complex intersections of personal desires and the broader historical context of heroism and vengeance. The plot unfolds in three acts, following the lives of Andromache, now a captive of Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, and her son Molossus. The tension begins with Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who has returned to seek revenge and reclaim his lost bride, Hermione, from Pyrrhus. As Orestes grapples with his inner demons while plotting against Pyrrhus, Hermione is torn between her desire for power and her precarious position as a woman in a patriarchal society. The characters' desperate choices lead to tragedy, resulting in Orestes' confrontation with Pyrrhus, the death of Andromache's son, and a final emotional appeal for peace amidst the sorrow of war's aftermath. The intertwining fates of these characters illuminate the enduring consequences of their desires and the deep scars left by conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38909/38909-h/images/cover.jpg en Andromache (Legendary character) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction 173099 172936 2024-09-16T11:07:51.008544 2023-09-17T06:02:04.922850 text/html text/html 178460 2012-02-17T16:05:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 387398 2012-02-17T16:09:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308300 2024-09-16T11:07:57.496513 application/epub+zip 310033 2024-09-16T11:07:52.351565 application/epub+zip 111656 2024-09-16T11:07:51.667564 application/epub+zip 386497 2024-09-16T11:08:00.234500 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368368 2024-09-16T11:07:56.545556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171066 2022-09-17T17:25:14.258583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106235 106141 2024-09-16T11:07:49.861545 2023-09-17T06:02:03.728836 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 105937 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38819 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105965 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38814 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20372 2024-09-16T11:08:00.388482 application/rdf+xml 12815 2024-09-16T11:07:51.816547 image/jpeg 1763 2024-09-16T11:07:51.740547 image/jpeg 386789 2024-09-16T11:07:51.025566 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia