The Trojan Women By Euripides

The Trojan Women by Euripides is an ancient masterpiece that shamelessly depicts the tragedy of war.  The play was released in the year 415 B.C and it is based on the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta and focuses on the suffering of the Trojan women and children held captive by the Greeks following the fall of their city.  Euripides proves to be an artist in his writing by the way he describes the situations and illustrates the emotions of the characters.  Based on the play, Euripides views war negatively and holds the women as outstanding and just. 

Work Cited

Grene, David. "The Trojan Women." Euripides III; Hecuba, Andromache, the Trojan Woman, Ion,. Vol. VI. New York: Random House, 1958. 206-264. Print.    

Puchner, Martin. "Euripides: Medea." The Norton Anthology: World Literature. Shorter Third ed. New York, NY: W.W. Norton & Company, 2013. 525-528. Print.