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Abstracts of Forum Articles

EURIPIDES’ NURSE: PERFORMANCE AS PEDAGOGY

by Helaine L. Smith
Abstract:

Based on the writer’s personal experience performing the role of Nurse in Medea, this paper argues that there are within the text many clues to inflection, pace and gesture, and that it is likely that Euripidean stage performance was, to a significant extent, realistic. This paper further suggests that there is significant value to students in memorizing and performing in Greek, and suggests ways in which parts may be subdivided for classroom use.