full length · drama

Four Plays of Aeschylus

by Aeschylus · translated by E. D. A. (Edmund Doidge Anderson) Morshead

21 roles (0M / 0F / 21 any) · approx 231–319 minutes

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Chorus	lead	208 speeches
Prometheus	supporting	80 speeches
The King Of Argos	supporting	48 speeches
Xerxes	supporting	40 speeches
Atossa	supporting	37 speeches
Eteocles	supporting	34 speeches
Io	minor	26 speeches
Semi-Chorus	minor	21 speeches
Ghost Of Darius	minor	21 speeches
Danaus	minor	20 speeches
Herald Of Aegyptus	minor	19 speeches
Strength	minor	17 speeches
Messenger	minor	16 speeches
Hephaestus	minor	16 speeches
Hermes	minor	16 speeches
The Spy	minor	13 speeches
Oceanus	minor	10 speeches
Herald	minor	7 speeches
Antigone	minor	6 speeches
Argument	minor	4 speeches
Dramatis Personae	minor	2 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Argument monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Danaus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
The King Of Argos monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The King Of Argos monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The King Of Argos monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~3 min
Danaus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Danaus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Danaus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Argument monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Atossa monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Messenger monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Messenger monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Messenger monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Atossa monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Atossa monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Ghost Of Darius monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Ghost Of Darius monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Ghost Of Darius monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Ghost Of Darius monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~3 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Argument monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
The Spy monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Eteocles monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Herald monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Antigone monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Argument monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Oceanus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Chorus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Io monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Io monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~3 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~3 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min
Hermes monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~2 min
Prometheus monologue — Four Plays of Aeschylus dramatic · ~1 min