“The Oresteia” is a brilliant piece of work written by Aeschylus which has three incredible plays. The main focus of “The Oresteia” is about the termination of the spell cast by the House of Atreus. It all began with the king‚ “Agamemnon” killing his own fleshing blood‚ Iphigenia. Because Agamemnon killed Iphigenia‚ Clytemnestra who was the mother of Iphigenia and the wife of Agamemnon grew quite heated and at the moment wanted to take her husband’s life. In addition to that‚ Agamemnon cheated on
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Aeschylus’ Agamemnon of The Oresteia has one of the most morally intriguing characters and story lines in all of ancient Greek tragedies. Clytemnestra‚ the queen and wife of Agamemnon has many reasons for why she murdered him; however‚ it is difficult to quickly jump to conclusions on her innocence. The inherent nature of Greek tragedies‚ the belief in prophecy and fate‚ and the lack of marital faithfulness are all themes in Agamemnon that weigh heavily on the debate of her innocence. Through passages
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Spenser Pulleyking 1436071 University of Tulsa HON-1003-02 The Many Faces of Electra: Aeschylus and Sophocles 1385 Words Dr. Avi Mintz While Helen of Troy might have had a face that launched a thousand ships‚ Electra of Argos had a face that launched a thousand stories. Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides‚ three famous ancient Greek playwrights from the 4th and 5th Century BCE‚ all produced their own versions of Electra’s story that survive to this day. While
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accountability‚ mankind would be corrupt and chaotic. Before the creation of the court system‚ vengeance served as the primary basis of justice. Justice and revenge were at one time nearly synonymous‚ but this is no longer the case. Justice is now synonymous with integrity and authority. Aeschylus portrays this shift from blood-lust vengeance to equity through his trilogy‚ The Oresteia. The three plays‚ Agamemnon‚ The Libation Bearers‚ and The Eumenides outline how the way of life in the ancient Greek culture
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Justice and Vengeance in The Oresteia A. Thesis Statement In this paper‚ I suggest that the themes of justice and vengeance are reflected in a progressive movement throughout the trilogy. The never-ending cycle of revenge and vengeance was between not only mortals like Clytaemnestra and Orestes but also between gods for example Apollo and the Furies. The theme of justice and vengeance are important because the play reflects a movement from a time of savagery and revenge and a movement towards civilization
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similar themes and tropes would often reappear as a way to tell the audience that the story which they are reading is a tragedy. One of these tropes was the seeking justice. Whether if the justice for another person or their own gratification‚ justice was a major influence in these plays. Two examples of such tragedies were the Oresteia and Hippolytus. In both‚ the death of one character sparked a chain reaction that leads others characters to find ways to avenge the fallen ones. This would usually
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Justice and Gender in the Oresteia Justice and gender are put into relation with each other in Aeschylus’ Oresteia. In this trilogy‚ Greek society is characterized as a patriarch‚ where the oldest male assumes the highest role of the oikos (household). The household consists of a twofold where the father is the head‚ and the wife and children are the extended family. The head of the oikos is the only one who possesses the authority to seek justice. This is because the father acquires the authority
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Playwrights such as Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides composed plays to be performed and judged at competitions held during the yearly Dionysian festivals. Those plays were chosen by a selection board and evaluated by a panel of judges. To compete in the contest‚ Greek playwrights had to submit three tragedies‚ which could be either based on a common theme or unrelated‚ and one comedy. However‚ relatively few of these ancient Greek plays survive today. Known as the "father of tragedy"‚ Aeschylus introduced
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12/04/08 Prof. Staines Lit 230-02 Oresteia Paper People suffer for many different reasons‚ and they cope with the suffering the only way they know how. In addition‚ sometimes people seek their own justice for their suffering. There is always controversy about what is justified and what is not. In Oresteia‚ Aeschylus portrays suffering for many characters; however‚ Clytemnestra suffers the most. Therefore‚ Aeschylus illustrates Clytemnestra’s suffering when her husband
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The Transformation of Justice A cycle of murder and death spurs from the curse on the House of Atreus in Aeschylus’ The Oresteia but transforms from justice as vengeance to justice as fairness and forgiveness through the wisdom of Athena‚ establishing a new cycle of growth and life. The curse upon the House of Atreus was brought forth through the event of Zeus’ eagles devouring a pregnant hare which angered Artemis for she is the goddess of young animals and creatures. The big black bird swoops
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