ripides play) 2) Deianeira (can be seen in Sophocles play) Euripides Play-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Herakles has his two fathers Zeus, and Amphitryon. Amphitryon cares for Hercules while Zeus does nothave the human love bond that the others possess. There is a saying that it is better to lose than to win, or itis better to be human than divine. The audience who watches the play becomes emotionally involved andcries and boos for characters. Megara says that there is no sense in trying to keep up a fight, when theymight as well be dead. She requests for them to be dressed for death when Lykos comes to kill them. Just intime Hercules comes to rescue them, but because of Megaras love for Hercules, she reversed the world.Hercules kills Lykos, but then he goes insane and kills his family through madness. He almost kills his dad,but Athena stops him by throwing a stone at him. It would not have been good if he had killed his humanfather, because he would have lost touch with the human world. Lyssa = madness = the she wolf =the madness of rabies reveres the course of evolution. Theseus buries Hercules under Athens and becomes the founder of Athens. Sophocles Play-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Deianeira is frightened of men because she is at puberty and views men to be bestial and wanting sex.Hercules saves her from these bestial serpent men. But shes still scared because Hercules is gone for a longtime and she feels as if she is being used. On their marriage night they were crossing a river where theymeet a centaur named Nessos. Hercules shoots poison at him and while he is dying he gives Deianeira apotion that he says to give to Hercules if she wants control. Hercules has sex with Omphale. Omphale is a very dominant woman, and wears the lion skin whileHercules is made to wear a dress. Hercules brings home a group of women that he raped...
