There were three massive playwrights that survived, Aeschylus (525-456BC), Sophocles (ca. 495-406BC), and Euripides (ca. 485-406BC). ... Last but not least, Euripides was the least traditional. ... Euripides was known to be the father of physiological tragedies. Some of his works included, The Trojan Woman, Medea, and Hercules. ...

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The playwright Euripides wrote a controversial play to open the discussion about the treatment of women by men. This play, Medea, shows how poorly women are treated by their husbands and the things that a women could to exact revenge on her husband. 6.) ...

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