Euripides tragedy called "Trojan Women"

Euripides was a Grecian play writer. One of his plays the Trojan women and it was more of a portrayal of a tragic situation. There are believed to be two reasons why Euripides wrote the play. One was to bring realization to the harsh way that the Athenians had Melos colonized. Another one was that he used it as a prophecy to shock Athens into her senses. The Trojan women tells of a story that takes place after the Trojan war where the women and children were made slaves to put it mildly. It tells how the Greek warriors murder Hectors son Astyanax so then the child one day will not grow up and avenge his father. It also mentions the brutalities of war and the way that the women were treated afterword during the capture.