What are your impressions so far?

Now that you've read the first scene, give me your first impressions of the setting, mood, and principal characters. What sort of exposition does Scene 1 provide?

Ambitious women

How do women who desire power, but live in worlds that deprive women of it systematically, express their ambition?  How can they find ways to realize that desire?  Think about the books we've read so far, in première and terminale, and comment on the ways female characters assert and advance themselves. What price do they pay?

What is the role of the chorus?

What kinds of interactions do you see taking place between the chorus and the principal characters throughout the play?  What is the relationship between the chorus and the audience?