Project Gutenberg 2012-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 195 Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime Andromache: A Play in Three Acts E-text prepared by James Wright and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team (http://www.pgdpcanada.net) "Andromache: A Play in Three Acts" by Gilbert Murray is a dramatic play written in the early 20th century. This work explores themes of love, revenge, and the consequences of war, centering around the character of Andromache, the widow of Hector from Troy, as she navigates her tumultuous relationships after the fall of Troy. The play is set in the Greek Heroic Age, highlighting the complex intersections of personal desires and the broader historical context of heroism and vengeance. The plot unfolds in three acts, following the lives of Andromache, now a captive of Pyrrhus, the son of Achilles, and her son Molossus. The tension begins with Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, who has returned to seek revenge and reclaim his lost bride, Hermione, from Pyrrhus. As Orestes grapples with his inner demons while plotting against Pyrrhus, Hermione is torn between her desire for power and her precarious position as a woman in a patriarchal society. The characters' desperate choices lead to tragedy, resulting in Orestes' confrontation with Pyrrhus, the death of Andromache's son, and a final emotional appeal for peace amidst the sorrow of war's aftermath. The intertwining fates of these characters illuminate the enduring consequences of their desires and the deep scars left by conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/38909/38909-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 95.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Andromache (Legendary character) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Browsing: Fiction Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 173301 2025-06-15T17:51:48.968400 text/html 178460 2012-02-17T16:05:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 387398 2012-02-17T16:09:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308555 2025-06-15T17:51:55.513403 application/epub+zip 310029 2025-06-15T17:51:50.599446 application/epub+zip 111652 2025-06-15T17:51:49.849401 application/epub+zip 386491 2025-06-15T17:51:58.379367 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 368368 2025-06-15T17:51:54.770369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171066 2022-09-17T17:25:14.258583 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 106235 2025-06-15T17:51:47.926443 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 105937 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 38819 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 105965 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 38814 2012-02-17T16:00:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20746 2025-06-15T17:51:58.545347 application/rdf+xml 12815 2025-06-15T17:51:50.024377 image/jpeg 1763 2025-06-15T17:51:49.942397 image/jpeg 386827 2025-06-15T17:51:48.988423 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia