Point of View

Like most plays, Eurydice contains many characters' points of view. Eurydice is the play's protagonist, however, so her point of view is arguably the most significant. Her perspectives on particular events lead her to make certain decisions. Those decisions lead her to take certain actions. Those actions move the plot forward.

Eurydice's point of view broadens as her personal autonomy increases. In the world above, she says she hesitates to share her philosophical thoughts with her husband, Orpheus, because they do not interest him. In the underworld, where she discovers who she is apart from Orpheus, she shares her unconventional definitions for words with her father. He understands her. Eurydice and her father understand the world around them by using language to describe it. Orpheus understands the world intuitively, through sensual experiences.

Eurydice never declares herself a feminist. However, her lines in the play indicate...