Helen
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Helen

The Helen of this play never goes to Troy, but is carried to Egypt, where she remains during and after the Trojan War, waiting faithfully for her husband Menelaus to rescue her. Meanwhile, Helen of Troy - a mere phantom fashioned by the gods - has blighted the real Helen's life with undeserved hatred, since she cannot escape blame for destruction and death in which she had no part, or rather a part in name only. In Euripides' hands this premise suggests a world in which nothing is precisely what it seems. Helen plays with the confusion of appearance and reality in ways that are by turns amusing and disturbing, playful and full of serious quandaries. Whether understood as tragedy or (as some critics prefer) something more like philosophical divertissement or romantic comedy, Helen has increasingly been recognized as an intellectually challenging and emotionally satisfying dramatic masterpiece.
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Gemma Langella@gem27
4.5 stars
Sep 29, 2024
Inventive
Light hearted
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Alba Ramos@albusdumb
3 stars
May 25, 2024
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Kendall McClain@kendallmcclain
3 stars
Jan 29, 2024
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Kendall McClain@kendallmcclain
4 stars
Jan 29, 2024
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Hunty@junguji
4 stars
Jan 7, 2024
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Anushka Saha@aksli19
4 stars
Aug 3, 2023
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anarh@monstermobster
4.5 stars
Feb 6, 2023
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Fran Lewis@franlewis
2 stars
Dec 23, 2022
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olivia musick@oliviamusick
3 stars
Sep 19, 2022
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eden@valentinetexas
3 stars
Aug 14, 2022
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Charlotte J. Ruth@charlottejruth
3 stars
Aug 12, 2022
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Antonia Folch@sneakydragon
4 stars
Jun 20, 2022
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dana@apotheosis
5 stars
Apr 12, 2022
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Alaia@moiralaia
4 stars
Jan 8, 2022
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Samantha Bass@wewriteatdawn
3 stars
Oct 20, 2021
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Nikki Sojkowski@loveat1stwrite
4 stars
Oct 14, 2021
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Nikki Sojkowski@loveat1stwrite
3 stars
Oct 14, 2021
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Nikki Sojkowski@loveat1stwrite
4 stars
Oct 14, 2021
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Nikki Sojkowski@loveat1stwrite
3 stars
Oct 14, 2021
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Nikki Fowler @furphyfox99
3 stars
Sep 25, 2021
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Gabriela Roxana @shiftyreads
4 stars
Sep 1, 2021
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joa@ilybyoshimoto
3 stars
Nov 2, 2024
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paola !@faeclubs
4.5 stars
Oct 12, 2024
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lau@laustoyevsky
5 stars
Aug 2, 2024

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Gemma Langella@gem27
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Rebecca Moraglia@rebeccamoraglia
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Samuel Barnes@samuelbarnes
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