Euripides V

What is the author's style in Euripides V by Euripides?

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The dialogue of Euripides' plays is written in unrhymed verse, providing a rhythm to the spoken word. The plays contain two types of dialogue. Characters either give monologues to the audience or other characters, or the characters engage in exchanges of short, spoken lines. Monologues may provide background information or retell events that occur off-stage, or monologues serve as lectures, such as Jocasta's lectures to her sons. The chorus' interludes within each play are songs, accompanied by dancing on stage. The songs of the chorus often retell the stories and events related by the characters, adding praise or lament as commentary on the action.

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