Writer: Anaïs Mitchell
Published: 2006
notes
- The experience of being alive vs. material possessions
- Parallels between Hades and Orpheus
- Dreams vs. being trapped in cycles
- Humanity over toil
- Revolution, obedience, power, wealth imbalance
- Why are people power-hungry? What do they have to lose?
- Lack of fulfillment in life, lost sight
- Why are people power-hungry? What do they have to lose?
- Nature vs. artifice
- “Chant” — “It ain’t right, it ain’t natural” when talking about seasons changing and oceans rising
- A result of fixation on material wealth and neglecting the core of existence
- Eternal love that you would do anything for
- Love and beauty over material wealth
- The eros-driven soul produces beautiful things and, above all, beautiful actions, which have a universal value
highlights
Alive? That’s worth a lot! - Euridyce, “Come Home with Me”