Andromache

adapted by Emily Profitt from Andromaque (1667) by Jean Racine, based on the 5th century BC play Andromache by Euripides.

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"Orestes, Greek ambassador, arrives at the court of Pyrrhus, supposedly to convince him on behalf of the Greeks to put Astyanax, the son of Andromache and Hector, to death, for fear that he may one day avenge Troy. Actually Orestes hopes Pyrrhus will refuse, so Hermione will return to Greece with him. Pyrrhus refuses at first, then, upon being rejected by Andromache, he threatens to turn Astyanax over to the Greeks."

-Andromaque, Wikipedia

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