Andromache is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides (c. 484-407 BCE), one of only 19 plays (out of 92) to survive. The play is actually in two parts, and like Sophocles' Women of Trachis, it has no central character.
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- Was Andromache brave to stay at the altar?
- Do you think Menelaus is a good leader or a cruel one?
- Why do you think the play ends with Thetis giving Peleus immortality?
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