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
  • 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”