If Jupiter (Zeus) decides to take the form of your husband, will you be able to tell the difference? Alcmene didn’t when Jupiter appeared to her as her husband, the Theban general Amphitryon, in Heinrich von Kleist’s 1807 play. Mostly a comedy but one which raises metaphysical questions, “Amphitryon” was translated into Tagalog by Jerry Respeto and it was performed by the University of the Philippines’ resident student theater group Dulaang U.P. last September as their third play of the season.
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