Reviews

Medea and Other Plays by John Davie, Euripides, Richard Rutherford

eveofstagnes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

my ranking:
medea
electra
heracles
hecabe

aleesi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

wemilyebb's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

simikkaur's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Medea - 4.77⭐️
Hippolytus - 4⭐️
Electra- 3.75⭐️
Helen- 4⭐️

alix2a's review

challenging emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A classic ig

josotros's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Since this book is four plays here are the individual ratings

Medea: 5 
No notes

Hecabe: 3.5
Just solid nothing special but loved the portrayal of the Trojans post Iliad (a perspective not offered very much by Homer)

Electra: 4.5
Would’ve been a 5 if they just ended it before the Dioscori come, it would’ve been a perfect suspenseful ending

Heracles: 2.5
Wtf Euripedes

Mean ~ 4.0

rileyreviews's review against another edition

5.0

Medea is the best try change my mind you can't.

imissyou's review against another edition

4.0

this was a book full of gossip, telenovelas be like

tessa_stephens's review against another edition

4.0

Listen, I'm a sucker for ancient tales of vengeful women

tallulahjt's review against another edition

4.0

All four of these plays expertly convey the tragedy of killing a family member. The stories told were complex and interesting while the translation was a joy to read.

My favorites were Medea and Hecuba.