Characters from 10 Plays

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Dionysus - This person is the Greek god of wine, revelry, and theater.

Apollo - This person is the god of the sun, prophesy, archery, and certain kinds of arts, namely music and poetry.

Agamemnon - This person is chosen to lead the Greek troops in the Trojan War.

Menelaus - This person is the king of Sparta and the father of Hermione.

Achilles - This person is invincible everywhere except his heel.

Neoptolemos - This person is owner of one of the Trojan women and his Spartan wife tries to kill the...
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