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Euripides (n.) abandoned ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Dionysus and so was abandoned by Apollo: his heroes have only counterfeit, masked passions and speak a counterfeit, masked dialogue.

Euripides (n.) brought ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the spectator up onto the stage: the man of ordinary life pushed out of the seats, and the mirror that had shown great bold features now reflected nature's failures.

Euripides (n.) wrote ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠for only two spectators — Euripides the thinker, and Socrates — and heard victory in their verdict even when the public condemned him.

Euripides (n.) fought ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠Dionysus his whole life, then ended with a glorification of his opponent — like a man with vertigo who throws himself from a tower to escape the dizziness.

Euripides (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the actor with the beating heart and hair on end: he plans as a Socratic thinker and performs as a passionate actor — his drama at once freezing and burning.

Euripides (n.) substitutes ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠cool paradoxical ideas for Apollonian contemplation and fiery emotions for Dionysian enchantment, and neither is imbued with the spirit of art.

Euripides (n.) a ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠thoroughly unmusical nature used the stock effects of the newer dithyramb with the open-handedness of a thief.