Orestes Killing Research Paper

Question Regarding the Question of Whether Orestes is deserving of the punishment of death administered from the furies for killing Clytemnestra, here is my answer.
Response
No, in my opinion he should not be killed.
Statement of Facts The events that led up to the current disagreement between both parties are as follows. Both sides agree that Orestes did physically kill Clytemnestra. However, the question of who is the individual who is responsible for the murder has been changed. At first Orestes was declared to be guilty. The blame then shifted to Apollo (Aeschylus, The Eumenides, p. 140). It is also agreed that Apollo definitely had influence in her death and that Apollo’s desire for her death occurred when she killed Agamemnon. Apollo has defended Orestes, claiming that no one is at fault
132). By claiming that it is their right, they are implying that it is against the very nature of things to go against them. However, by making this claim they inadvertently create an argument for Orestes. In nature, the process of cause and effect is constantly occurring. A predator-prey relationships and competition among members of the same species are obvious examples of this. The fact that we are human and intellectually superior to animals is not something that allows us to transcend this law of the universe. The action of Orestes was really the reaction to what Clytemnestra did. It was his “right” to avenge his father. Considering what he lived through, his reaction was perfectly reasonable regardless of bloodlines which seem to be more important to the Furies. Another point that defends Orestes is that he is not the person who “acted first”. Apollo did send Orestes to do the physical labor in their forced agreement. Forced because the cost of not complying with Apollo’s demands would have resulted in the suffering of Orestes. The fact that it was forced brings me to my next