Reviews

Medea and Other Plays: Medea / Hippolytus / Electra / Helen by Euripides

ilsevdhout's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

3.25

stighe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

mxmorganic's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.0

Hippolytus was a bit of a drag, but the other three plays in this collection are absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

oldsouls_lovebooks's review against another edition

4.0

4 1/2 stars

clarissantsa's review against another edition

4.0

4,5 stars (rounded down).

Medea 5 ★
Gaslight, gatekeep, girlboss. My most favorite play in this anthology, superior. Everything was perfect. Excellent.

Hippolytus, Electra 4,5 ★
Have good story, but still, Medea is superior.

Helen 4 ★
Okay but not enough tragedy for my liking. A new perspective on Helen (for me personally).

irmakkilinc's review against another edition

5.0

Overall Rating: 4.5 stars.

•Medea ‣ 5 stars. (reread.)

•Hippolytus ‣ 4.5 stars.

•Electra ‣ 4 stars.

•Helen ‣ 5 stars.

pocketvolcano's review against another edition

5.0

I love Oxford’s versions of classics. Euripides was by far the easiest to read and I loved these plays. Medea is sympathetic despite her actions. And Agmemnon is still a dick in any play ever.

christylouise's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

My favourite play from this collection was Medea. I found Hippolytus to be the weakest plot-wise, but it was still an interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

seolhe's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

hannahlois's review

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

A very dry and lifeless translation