Characters
This is the main character of the play.
Hecuba
War/ Suffering/ Grief
The Trojan War
Who said: " I shall make the Greeks' return home a disaster."?
Athene/ Athena
This is the prophetess in the play.
Cassandra
What is the setting of the play?
Troy / the aftermath of Troy
What culture is the play based on?
Ancient Greek
Who said: "The city that I loved is fallen, and my people are destroyed"
Hecuba
Her baby dies OR her baby is thrown from the tower
What is the climax of the play?
The women are given the news of their enslavement.
Who wrote the play?
Euripides
Who said: "She was chosen specially, by the son of Achilles."?
Talthybius
This person delivers the news of the Greeks to the Trojan women.
Talthybius
What is the resolution of the play?
They are shipped away
What year was the play created?
415 BC
Who said: " All right old woman, that'll do!"
Menelaus
Name the three goddesses that fought over the golden apple.
Athene (Athena), Aphrodite & Hera
What is the significance of the play's portrayal of the Trojan War?
It reflects on the consequences of war on individuals and societies, and comments on the nature of power and its consequences.
Key words: negative impact of war, suffering of women etc.
Which ACTUAL war was the playwright influenced by at the time?
Peloponnesian War (between Athens and Sparta)
Who said: "There is nothing more terrible than war, not even the end of war" ?
Cassandra