- Cassandra's revengeful spirit is shown when she commits to be "more destructive a wife than ever Helen was", referring to her desire to get revenge on Agamemnon.
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+Euripides’ The Women of Troy shows the cost of war is widespread – for both the victors and the defeated. Do you agree?
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+- Astyanax - loss of peace/innocence, hope for Troy
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+- graphic/violent passages
+- Talthybius - sacrifice of morality/humanity for victory
+- detriment of city Troy, even those not directly involved
+- localised detriment - Hecuba, chorus