The Helen of Euripides

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkbp:adaptation The Helen of Euripides (film)
gptkbp:audience popular in ancient Athens
revived interest in modern times
gptkbp:author gptkb:Euripides
gptkbp:character_development Helen's transformation
Menelaus's growth
gptkbp:conflict Helen's innocence
Menelaus's return
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews in antiquity
gptkbp:cultural_significance explores themes of honor and shame
gptkbp:genre gptkb:earthquake
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
feminist readings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Helen of Euripides
gptkbp:influence Western literature
gptkbp:inspiration inspired other works about Helen of Troy
gptkbp:language gptkb:City
gptkbp:literary_devices gptkb:literary_work
dramatic irony
soliloquy
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Helen
gptkb:Menelaus
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Theoclymenus
gptkb:choir
gptkbp:notable_production National Theatre production
Royal Shakespeare Company production
gptkbp:notable_quote " I am not the Helen who caused the war."
gptkbp:performance performed in ancient Greece
gptkbp:plot Helen's arrival in Egypt
Menelaus's shipwreck
Theoclymenus's pursuit of Helen
resolution of the conflict with Theoclymenus
gptkbp:premiere_date 412 BC
gptkbp:resolution reunion of Helen and Menelaus
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis analyzed for its historical context
interpreted through various critical lenses
studied for its narrative structure
compared to other versions of Helen's story
discussed in relation to other works by Euripides
examined for its themes of agency
gptkbp:setting gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:symbolism Egypt as a place of refuge
Helen as a symbol of beauty
gptkbp:theme gptkb:TV_series
gptkb:Order
gptkb:military_operation