2. Moments before the "Noooo, don't do it Heracles !! " Scene.

Vertical Tabs

Reader 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<?xml-model href="http://www.tei-c.org/release/xml/tei/custom/schema/relaxng/tei_all.rng" type="application/xml" schematypens="http://relaxng.org/ns/structure/1.0"?>
<?xml-model href="http://www.tei-c.org/release/xml/tei/custom/schema/relaxng/tei_all.rng" type="application/xml"
	schematypens="http://purl.oclc.org/dsdl/schematron"?>
<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0">
   <teiHeader>
      <fileDesc>
         <titleStmt>
            <title> Summarized Scenes leading to Heracles' Family Massacre ! </title>
            <author>
               <persName>Edward P.
               Coleridge</persName><!-- He translated Euripides dramatic plays. -->
            </author>
            <respStmt>
               <resp>Encoded by,</resp>
               <persName>Jannina F. Bonilla</persName>
            </respStmt>
            <sponsor>University of New Haven - English: Digital Editing and Literature</sponsor>
         </titleStmt>
         <publicationStmt>
            <p>The reason I choose to encode this translation of Euripides play
                  <persName>Heracles</persName>Mad is because in high school and even college we are
               assigned in any english course to read a text or book. In 10th grade, I was assigned
               Romeo and Juliet as my reading and I had such a hard time understanding their
               language and visualizing each scene. I will admit to using Spark Notes (we all have!)
               to help me understand the text and to complete my writing assignment. Now, that I am
               in college I wish I would have actually read the play and then watch the movie. With
               this play I intend to do the same for my readers of any school grade. I will not give
               away too much information, because as I just mentioned it is important to invest your
               time into reading the text in order to expand your imagination. I am hoping that with
               this edition I can help readers understand certain parts of the play as if I were the
               one to be reading this. Be open minded when reading literature you will amazed of how
               much work and time is incorporated into these text in order for us to see through the
               authors eyes as they wrote.</p>
            <p/>
         </publicationStmt>
         <sourceDesc>
            <p> Born Digital</p>
         </sourceDesc>
      </fileDesc>
   </teiHeader>
   <text>
      <body>
         <p>In the prologue, Amphitryon, the mortal father of Heracles, talks about the ancestral
            history of the families of Heracles and of Lycus, and some of the background to the
            events of the play. Lycus, the forceful ruler of Thebes, is about to kill Amphitryon, as
            well as Heracles' wife Megara and their three children (because Megara is the daughter
            of the lawful king of Thebes, Creon). Heracles, however cannot help his family, as he is
            in the last of his Twelve Labours, bringing back the monster Cerberus<note>In Greek
               mythology, this monster is a multi-headed hound dog that guards the gates of the
               Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving.</note> who guards the gates of Hades.
            Heracles’ family are hidden at the altar of Zeus. The Chorus of old men of Thebes
            sympathizes with Megara and her children, upset because they can't do anything to help
            them. Lycus asks how long they are going to try and prolong their lives by clinging to
            the altar, claiming that Heracles has been killed in Hades and will not be able to help
            them. Lycus killed Creon and he knows that Heracles sons will attempt to kill him to
            avenge their grandfathers death. So he threatens to kill the children of Heracles and
            Megara. Although Amphitryon argues against Lycus, and asks permission for Megara and the
            children to banish, Lycus reaches the end of his patience and orders that the temple be
            burnt down with everyone inside. Megara refuses to die by being burned alive and, having
            lost hope for Heracles' return, she comes to agreement with Lycus to dress the children
            in suitable robes of death to face their executioners. The old men of the Chorus, who
            have defended Heracles' family and praised Heracles' famous Labours agains Lycus’ slurs,
            can only watch as Megara returns with the children, dressed for death. Megara tells of
            the kingdoms Heracles had planned to give each of the children and of the brides she
            wished them to marry, while Amphitryon recalls the life he has lived. At that moment,
            though, while Lycus exits to await the preparations for the burning, Heracles
            unexpectedly returns, explaining that he was delayed by having to rescue Theseus from
            Hades in addition to bringing back Cerberus. He hears the story of Creon's death and
            Lycus' plan to kill Megara and the children, and prepares to revenge himself on Lycus.
            When Lycus returns, he storms into the palace to get Megara and the children, but he is
            met inside by Heracles and killed. The Chorus sing celebrating, but suddenly Iris (the
            messenger goddess) and Madness unexpectedly appear. Iris announces that she has come to
            make Heracles kill his own children by driving him mad <note>Hera, Zeus' jealous wife,
               who resents that Heracles was Zeus’ son. As well as the god-like strength he has
               inherited she sends Iris and Madness to curse him.</note>. When madness fell on
            Heracles, he believed he had to kill <persName>Eurystheus</persName><note>The king of
               Argos,who had assigned the 12 labours for Heracles</note>, and how he had moved from
            room to room, thinking that he was going from country to country, searching for him. In
            his madness, he was convinced that his own three children were those of Eurystheus and
            killed them as well as Megara, and would have killed his step-father Amphitryon too had
            the goddess <persName>Athena</persName><note>The goddness of wisdom and military
               victory, she is also heracles' half sister.</note> not intervened and put him into a
            deep sleep. The palace doors are opened to reveal Heracles asleep chained to a pillar
            and surrounded by the dead bodies of his wife and children. When he wakes up, Amphitryon
            tells him what he has done.</p>
         <p>Stay tuned,continue to the next file to begin reading the actual play of Hercales Mad. Please
            note, that this summary is based off of the previous scenes leading up to tragic moment
            in this play. </p>
      </body>
   </text>
</TEI>
Summarized Scenes leading to Heracles' Family Massacre ! Edward P. Coleridge Encoded by, Jannina F. Bonilla University of New Haven - English: Digital Editing and Literature

The reason I choose to encode this translation of Euripides play HeraclesMad is because in high school and even college we are assigned in any english course to read a text or book. In 10th grade, I was assigned Romeo and Juliet as my reading and I had such a hard time understanding their language and visualizing each scene. I will admit to using Spark Notes (we all have!) to help me understand the text and to complete my writing assignment. Now, that I am in college I wish I would have actually read the play and then watch the movie. With this play I intend to do the same for my readers of any school grade. I will not give away too much information, because as I just mentioned it is important to invest your time into reading the text in order to expand your imagination. I am hoping that with this edition I can help readers understand certain parts of the play as if I were the one to be reading this. Be open minded when reading literature you will amazed of how much work and time is incorporated into these text in order for us to see through the authors eyes as they wrote.

Born Digital

In the prologue, Amphitryon, the mortal father of Heracles, talks about the ancestral history of the families of Heracles and of Lycus, and some of the background to the events of the play. Lycus, the forceful ruler of Thebes, is about to kill Amphitryon, as well as Heracles' wife Megara and their three children (because Megara is the daughter of the lawful king of Thebes, Creon). Heracles, however cannot help his family, as he is in the last of his Twelve Labours, bringing back the monster Cerberus1 In Greek mythology, this monster is a multi-headed hound dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. who guards the gates of Hades. Heracles’ family are hidden at the altar of Zeus. The Chorus of old men of Thebes sympathizes with Megara and her children, upset because they can't do anything to help them. Lycus asks how long they are going to try and prolong their lives by clinging to the altar, claiming that Heracles has been killed in Hades and will not be able to help them. Lycus killed Creon and he knows that Heracles sons will attempt to kill him to avenge their grandfathers death. So he threatens to kill the children of Heracles and Megara. Although Amphitryon argues against Lycus, and asks permission for Megara and the children to banish, Lycus reaches the end of his patience and orders that the temple be burnt down with everyone inside. Megara refuses to die by being burned alive and, having lost hope for Heracles' return, she comes to agreement with Lycus to dress the children in suitable robes of death to face their executioners. The old men of the Chorus, who have defended Heracles' family and praised Heracles' famous Labours agains Lycus’ slurs, can only watch as Megara returns with the children, dressed for death. Megara tells of the kingdoms Heracles had planned to give each of the children and of the brides she wished them to marry, while Amphitryon recalls the life he has lived. At that moment, though, while Lycus exits to await the preparations for the burning, Heracles unexpectedly returns, explaining that he was delayed by having to rescue Theseus from Hades in addition to bringing back Cerberus. He hears the story of Creon's death and Lycus' plan to kill Megara and the children, and prepares to revenge himself on Lycus. When Lycus returns, he storms into the palace to get Megara and the children, but he is met inside by Heracles and killed. The Chorus sing celebrating, but suddenly Iris (the messenger goddess) and Madness unexpectedly appear. Iris announces that she has come to make Heracles kill his own children by driving him mad 2 Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, who resents that Heracles was Zeus’ son. As well as the god-like strength he has inherited she sends Iris and Madness to curse him.. When madness fell on Heracles, he believed he had to kill Eurystheus3 The king of Argos,who had assigned the 12 labours for Heracles, and how he had moved from room to room, thinking that he was going from country to country, searching for him. In his madness, he was convinced that his own three children were those of Eurystheus and killed them as well as Megara, and would have killed his step-father Amphitryon too had the goddess Athena4 The goddness of wisdom and military victory, she is also heracles' half sister. not intervened and put him into a deep sleep. The palace doors are opened to reveal Heracles asleep chained to a pillar and surrounded by the dead bodies of his wife and children. When he wakes up, Amphitryon tells him what he has done.

Stay tuned,continue to the next file to begin reading the actual play of Hercales Mad. Please note, that this summary is based off of the previous scenes leading up to tragic moment in this play.

Toolbox

Themes:

Summarized Scenes leading to Heracles' Family Massacre ! Edward P. Coleridge Encoded by, Jannina F. Bonilla University of New Haven - English: Digital Editing and Literature

The reason I choose to encode this translation of Euripides play HeraclesMad is because in high school and even college we are assigned in any english course to read a text or book. In 10th grade, I was assigned Romeo and Juliet as my reading and I had such a hard time understanding their language and visualizing each scene. I will admit to using Spark Notes (we all have!) to help me understand the text and to complete my writing assignment. Now, that I am in college I wish I would have actually read the play and then watch the movie. With this play I intend to do the same for my readers of any school grade. I will not give away too much information, because as I just mentioned it is important to invest your time into reading the text in order to expand your imagination. I am hoping that with this edition I can help readers understand certain parts of the play as if I were the one to be reading this. Be open minded when reading literature you will amazed of how much work and time is incorporated into these text in order for us to see through the authors eyes as they wrote.

Born Digital

In the prologue, Amphitryon, the mortal father of Heracles, talks about the ancestral history of the families of Heracles and of Lycus, and some of the background to the events of the play. Lycus, the forceful ruler of Thebes, is about to kill Amphitryon, as well as Heracles' wife Megara and their three children (because Megara is the daughter of the lawful king of Thebes, Creon). Heracles, however cannot help his family, as he is in the last of his Twelve Labours, bringing back the monster CerberusIn Greek mythology, this monster is a multi-headed hound dog that guards the gates of the Underworld to prevent the dead from leaving. who guards the gates of Hades. Heracles’ family are hidden at the altar of Zeus. The Chorus of old men of Thebes sympathizes with Megara and her children, upset because they can't do anything to help them. Lycus asks how long they are going to try and prolong their lives by clinging to the altar, claiming that Heracles has been killed in Hades and will not be able to help them. Lycus killed Creon and he knows that Heracles sons will attempt to kill him to avenge their grandfathers death. So he threatens to kill the children of Heracles and Megara. Although Amphitryon argues against Lycus, and asks permission for Megara and the children to banish, Lycus reaches the end of his patience and orders that the temple be burnt down with everyone inside. Megara refuses to die by being burned alive and, having lost hope for Heracles' return, she comes to agreement with Lycus to dress the children in suitable robes of death to face their executioners. The old men of the Chorus, who have defended Heracles' family and praised Heracles' famous Labours agains Lycus’ slurs, can only watch as Megara returns with the children, dressed for death. Megara tells of the kingdoms Heracles had planned to give each of the children and of the brides she wished them to marry, while Amphitryon recalls the life he has lived. At that moment, though, while Lycus exits to await the preparations for the burning, Heracles unexpectedly returns, explaining that he was delayed by having to rescue Theseus from Hades in addition to bringing back Cerberus. He hears the story of Creon's death and Lycus' plan to kill Megara and the children, and prepares to revenge himself on Lycus. When Lycus returns, he storms into the palace to get Megara and the children, but he is met inside by Heracles and killed. The Chorus sing celebrating, but suddenly Iris (the messenger goddess) and Madness unexpectedly appear. Iris announces that she has come to make Heracles kill his own children by driving him mad Hera, Zeus' jealous wife, who resents that Heracles was Zeus’ son. As well as the god-like strength he has inherited she sends Iris and Madness to curse him.. When madness fell on Heracles, he believed he had to kill Eurystheus The king of Argos,who had assigned the 12 labours for Heracles, and how he had moved from room to room, thinking that he was going from country to country, searching for him. In his madness, he was convinced that his own three children were those of Eurystheus and killed them as well as Megara, and would have killed his step-father Amphitryon too had the goddess Athena The goddness of wisdom and military victory, she is also heracles' half sister. not intervened and put him into a deep sleep. The palace doors are opened to reveal Heracles asleep chained to a pillar and surrounded by the dead bodies of his wife and children. When he wakes up, Amphitryon tells him what he has done.

Stay tuned,continue to the next file to begin reading the actual play of Hercales Mad. Please note, that this summary is based off of the previous scenes leading up to tragic moment in this play.