Name that woman
I am the former Queen of Troy, who lost her husband, her sons her city and her freedom.
Who is Hecuba?
I am the original Author of 'The Women of Troy'?
Who is Euripedes?
Throughout the play characters question whether their suffering is destined or caused by human choices...
Fate vs. Free Will
I am Andromache's husband, who was killed by Achilles.
Who is Hector?
I said 'soon, soon we'll meet... in the house of the dead'
Who is Cassandra?
I am the Trojan princess cursed by the god Apollo: I can see the future but no one believes me.
Who is Cassandra?
I am the King who wanted to take Cassandra as his mistress, even if it angered the gods...
Who is King Agamemnon?
Hecuba and Andromache behave with nobility and dignity despite having lost everything.
Duty, honour and integrity
I was the father of Paris and Hector the husband of Hecuba and was killed during the Trojan war.
Who is King Priam?
I said "her fate is settled. All her troubles are over"
Who is Talthybius?
I am the widow of the great Trojan warrior Hector...
Who is Andromache?
I am the trickster who Hecuba is given to as a slave...
Who is Odysseus
The women grieve not just for people but for their entire way of life - their culture, temples, songs and stories.
Memory and legacy.
I am the son the Andomache who was cruelly killed.
Who is Astynax?
I said "A horse, whose capacious belly was pregnant"
Who is Poseidon?
I was accused of causing the destruction of Troy.
Who is Helen?
I am a Spartan King who was married to Helen.
Who is Menelaus?
The destructiveness of war, victory means nothing to the winners and the losers in the end.
The futility (pointlessness) of war.
I am the daughter of King Prium and Queen Hecuba, who is sacrificed at the tomb of Achilles.
Who is Polyxena?
I said "Flow with the stream, let the new wind fill out sail"
Who is Hecuba?
I am the goddess who supported the war and then becomes angry when my temple is dishonoured.
Who is Athene?
I am the man who acts as a messenger between the victorious Greek commanders and the captive women.
Who is Talthybius?
The women of Troy have no weapons and no power, they speak aloud their grief, anger and memories.
Lamentation as a form of resistance.
I am the author of this version of the Women of Troy.
Who is Don Taylor?
I said "my former enemies the Trojans will be comforted"
Who is Athene?