. We can not blame Deianeira for wanting to feel safe and loved as her life as a
             young girl was filled with fear and anxiety and it is only the presence of Heracles that
             can solve this. In many Greek tragedies woman's fate hangs entirely on man, and the
             chorus' speech of Deianeira's suffering mirrors that of Tecmessa's sorrow.
             Consequently it is only reasonable that a woman should do all she can to keep hold of
             her man and thus her security and peace of mind. So much depends upon
             Heracles, Deianeira goes as far as saying "If he lives, we live; and if he dies, we die."
             When we view her actions from this angle we can see it was an act of innocence.
             Deianeira is overjoyed at the news that her husband is alive and well and on his way
             home to her, particularly after the oracles daunting predicament of this day being
             "either his last on earth, or else the beginning of peaceful days for the rest of his
             mortal life", it seems to Deianeira that it is thankfully the latter. Lichas, th
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