Hercules is dying. The poisoned robe sent by his jealous wife Deianira is burning him alive. He climbs Mount Oeta, builds his own funeral pyre, and ascends to heaven as a god. The longest of the Senecan tragedies and the most debated — some scholars doubt Seneca wrote it. Whether he did or not, the final scenes of Hercules choosing his own death and achieving apotheosis are extraordinary.
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