# Love and Destruction in The Trachiniae

> Theme guide for The Trachiniae by Sophocles.

Love in the play is a destructive force: Heracles' love for Iolè triggers Deianira's jealousy, and Deianira's love for Heracles leads her to unwittingly poison him, resulting in mutual ruin.

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