NationStates Jolt Archive

Iphigenia At Aulis

By Euripides
Translated by Don Taylor

The Greek fleer assembles in the bay of Aulis in readiness to launch an attack on Troy, but suddenly the wind drops and the ships stand idle. The army blames their leader who, in danger of losing his command, panics and jumps at a solution: to sacrifice his own daughter to the gods, in return for a favourable wind.

Just how far will a leader go in order to save face and secure a military victory in the East?

Following her acclaimed production of Chekhov's Three Sisters last year, Katie Mitchell returns to the National to direct Euripides' epic tale of war and sacrifice.

This completely coincidentally on a day when President Bush is trying to imply comparisons between WW2 and Iraq.

i prefer "the trojan women" also by euripides.

there is even a movie version with katherine hepburn as hecuba

Euripides is a man of contrast.

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If any one even tries to compare the Iraq war with that of WWII is insulting every single WWII vet in the world.

If any one even tries to compare the Iraq war with that of WWII is insulting every single WWII vet in the world.I found it rather telling that Bush and Berlesconi went to visit something (I didn't quite catch what it was) that was discribed as "a memorial to facism".

For one thing, in WW2, we weren't the aggressors. :lol:

For another, back then the war was fought for freedom. Today's war is being fought for Freedom. The capital F is key, and is the brand label of today's corrupted fascistic version.

For one thing, in WW2, we weren't the aggressors. :lol:

For another, back then the war was fought for freedom. Today's war is being fought for Freedom. The capital F is key, and is the brand label of today's corrupted fascistic version.Freedom! This product brought to you by Bush Dynasty incorporated.