Depiction of Menelaus in Greek tragedies

U radu se analizira prikaz Menelaja u šest tragedija, a to su: Sofoklov Ajant i Euripidove Ifigenija u Aulidi, Trojanke, Orest, Helena i Andromaha. Osim toga, uzete su u obzir i tragedije u kojima se spominje ili se na njega aludira: Eshilov Agamemnon, Sofoklov Filoktet te Euripidove Elektra, Ifigenija u Tauridi i Rez. Analizira se karakterizacija Menelajeva lika te se izdvajaju sličnosti i razlike u njegovu prikazu. Analiza je provedena na dvije razine: uspoređen je prikaz Menelaja unutar opusa svakog od trojice dramatičara pojedinačno, a naknadno je provedena i usporedba prikaza među autorima. Ponuđena su i objašnjenja za pojedine uočene varijacije koje mogu proizlaziti iz fabule ili su rezultat odnosa među likovima ili ovise o njihovim karakterima i sl.The paper presents Menelaus as a character in six tragedies, namely: Sophocles᾽ Ajax and Euripides᾽ Iphigenia in Aulis, Trojan Women, Orestes, Helen and Andromache. In addition, the tragedies in which he is mentioned or alluded to are analyzed: Aeschylus᾽ Agamemnon, Sophocles᾽ Philoctetes and Euripides᾽ Electra, Iphigenia in Tauris and Rhesus. The characterization of Menelaus is analyzed and the similarities and differences in his depiction are singled out. The analysis was conducted on two levels: the presentation of Menelaus within the opus of each of the three playwrights was compared individually, and a comparison of the presentation among the authors was subsequently conducted. Also, explanations for certain observed variations are offered that may arise from the plot or that are the result of relationships between characters or depend on their characters, etc