Characters of Euripides' and Sophocles' plays.

    Analyze the main characters of Euripides' and Sophocles' plays: Heracles, Megara, and Deiainira. Do the playwrights portray any of these characters as in control of their own fates? If so, what decisions could they have made differently? If not, who or what controlled their fates? [N.B. quotes do not count towards the 300- word requirement] Sources: SOPHOCLES TRACHINIAE (Women of Trachis) Translated by Ian Johnston Vancouver Island University Nanaimo, British Columbia Canada 2018 Euripides’ Herakles Translated by R. Potter Adapted by Mary Ebbott and Casey Dué