Great Books Ep 76. Euripides - Rhesus. The Perils of Espionage: When Deception Turns Deadly

Being a spy is a dangerous activity. Individuals can find themselves in precarious situations in foreign countries, sometimes mistaken for spies or used as political pawns.

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I for my country will gladly run this risk and go to spy the Argive fleet, and when I have learnt fully all that the Achaeans plot I will return.

~ ‘Rhesus’ by Euripedes (Coleridge translation. GB5 - p. 204)

Brief Summary:

The play starts with Trojan sentinels coming to Hector’s tent to tell him about unusual…