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Lessons to be learnt

Gripping stuff - both sad and cautionary. Wimmins liberation is nothing new, but what good does it do them? Don't piss-off gods either, or tempt fate if you are agnostic - hubris can be a terrible thing. On a technical note it is wonderful to see how a play can develop by describing actions off-stage - I am sure there is an expression for this - but given the limitations of the Greek staging, it works well here.
One couldn't help but imagine the backcloth to be a vast landscape by Claude Lorraine of mountains, sea and distant palaces.
A ripping (literally and figuratively!) yarn - pity about the missing pages.
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Thanks for the thoughtful review. Not sure what you mean about the missing pages--did you notice that there seemed to be parts missing from the text? Please let us know so we can get it corrected.
Jan 6, 2009 9:46 am
by MaggieH (admin)
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