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Island of Philoctetes: A Theatrical Journey

Explore the deserted island where Philoctetes resides, a setting for Euripides' lost "Erechtheus". Experience Neoptolemus and Odysseus' encounters amidst caves and harbors. Dive into the Greek tragedy with a modern twist by Theodora Skipitares.

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Island of Philoctetes: A Theatrical Journey

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  1. Public space Away from city To city center (market place, palace, etc.) Domestic space

  2. In Latin: “deus ex machina” (god from the machine)

  3. Deserted island To rest of island (unused?) To harbor Cave

  4. Papyrus of Euripides’ lost “Erechtheus”

  5. Philoctetes v. 971 You are not bad yourself; by bad men’s teaching you came to practice your foul lesson. Leave it to otehrs such as it suits. Give me my arms. Neoptolemus What shall we do men? (Odysseus appears.) Odysseus Scoundrel, what are you doing? Give me those arms. ΝΕ. Τί δρῶμεν, ἄνδρες; ΟΔ. ὦ κάκιστ’ ἀνδρῶν, τί δρᾷς; (Odysseus enters, unannounced, in the middle of a verse.)

  6. ΝΕ = Neoptolemus; ΦΙ = Philoctetes ἀντιλαβή = “uptake” verse with 2 speakers ΝΕ. θάρσει, μενοῦμεν. ΦΙ. ἦ μενεῖς; ΝΕ. σαφῶς φρόνει. 810 ΦΙ. οὐ μήν σ’ ἔνορκόν γ’ ἀξιῶ θέσθαι, τέκνον. ΝΕ. ὡς οὐ θέμις γ’ ἐμοὔστι σοῦ μολεῖν ἄτερ. ΦΙ. ἔμβαλλε χειρὸς πίστιν. ΝΕ. ἐμβάλλω μενεῖν. ΦΙ. ἐκεῖσε νῦν μ’, ἐκεῖσε ΝΕ. ποῖ λέγεις; ΦΙ. ἄνω ΝΕ. τί παραφρονεῖς αὖ; τί τὸν ἄνω λεύσσεις κύκλον; 815 ΦΙ. μέθες μέθες με. ΝΕ. ποῖ μεθῶ; ΦΙ. μέθες ποτέ.

  7. Neoptolemus: v. 756 What shall I do? Philoctetes: Do not be afraid and leave me. She comes from time to time, perhaps when she has had her fill of wandering in other places. v. 781 Philoctetes: ….the blood is trickling, dripping murderously from its deep spring.

  8. Achille-Etna MICHALLON Landscape with Philoctetes on the Island of Lemnos[Paysage avec Philoctète dans l’île de Lemnos]

  9. Heracles and Philoctetes

  10. James Barry (1741-1806) Study for “Philoctetes on the Island of Lemnos (1770)

  11. Neoptolemus, Philoctetes Seattle (2008)

  12. Theodora Skipitares’ production of “Medea” (2008)

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