the second play is devoted to Orestes and his preparation to complete his vision of justice. There is‚ however‚ an obvious difference between his conduct and the behavior of his parents. Before going to the palace‚ Orestes asks “what you tell me. Shall she not pay for this dishonor…?” It is extremely important to note that Orestes is constantly questioning himself and even seeking advice as to what he should do from others. Right before he kills Clytaemestra‚ Orestes hesitates and asks his friend
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In Sartre’s play‚ Orestes is not absolved in any manner as compared to the original Oresteia where he is given mercy. The reason behind this is that Sartre wants to point out his existentialist philosophy which basically says that the life of a man should be revolved around freedom and being for itself. In a nut shell‚ he wants to say that human beings should act freely and the life of a person must revolve around himself and the only way one can find meaning in his existence is by seizing his own
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In Sophocles’ Electra‚ first performed sometime around the end of the fourth century BCE‚ the story begins many years after the murder of Agamemnon‚ at the secret return of the now-fully-grown Orestes; he is already bent on avenging his father’s death‚ even before he finds Electra. Initially‚ Electra is seen to be an intelligent and passionate character‚ she realizes the constraints of action that her gender dictates; “My life drains away‚ my strength
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The Eumenides. After killing his mother‚ Orestes goes to Delphi to seek refuge at the Temple of Apollo. The Furies‚ upset that Clytaemnestra has been killed‚ are taunting him. Orestes does not feel he should be held accountable for her death as he was simply avenging the death of his father. Apollo sends him‚ along with Hermes‚ to Athena. Soon after‚ the ghost of Clytaemnestra shows herself to the Furies. She calls for vengeance. Athena hears Orestes’ pleas‚ but acknowledges that the Furies’ discord
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Aegisthus‚ plotted their murder. This prompted the return of Orestes from his years of exile from Argos to avenge his father’s death. Ultimately he killed both Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. This lead the Furies to drove him into madness and both Apollo and Athena had to be brought in to stop the tutor. In this play‚ the motives for each of the killings was justified by the killers because they did it for the justice of another person. For Orestes‚ he wanted to avenge his father to the best of his abilities
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The Fates and The Furies In Greek mythology‚ the number three is significant. Both the Fates and Furies are included in the list of Greek Triads (Hansen‚ "triads in classical mythology”). These are groups which all consist of three deities. The Fates are goddesses of destiny and consist of the sisters: Clotho‚ Lachesis‚ and Atropos. They are also commonly imagined as weavers‚ whereas they are referred to as Spinner‚ Allotter‚ and Unbending. In modern Greek society‚ they are sometimes called “the
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bred this sign‚ this violent prodigy so she dies by violence. I turn serpent‚ I kill her. So the vision says.’” (LB 530-537) Thus Orestes interprets the prophecy as him killing his mother as revenge for his father’s death. Cassandra had foreseen this in Agamemnon‚ and it has come true in The Libation Bearers‚ as evidenced by Clytaemnestra’s dream and Orestes’ return and subsequent murder of his mother. Again‚ the prophecies from Agamemnon and The Libation Bearers are shown to be integral to
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~THE MORTAL SKEPTIC~ How Euripides Portrays the Gods in Electra‚ Medea and Hecuba to be Inconsequential General comments: “way” “different” – be less ambiguous; don’t use words like “terrible” when you mean “immoral‚” you can say that things are corrupt in like 500 different ways—use them!!! degrades the character of…. Fraudulent actions…. Irreligious/godless etc Vary your sentence structure‚ easiest way to do this is to use active voice To vary your sentences: instead of “this focuses
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expose Orestes to their plan for justice. “Ch.…Justice doth cry / In a loud voice claiming her payment: / ’For a murderous blow let a muderous blow / Be struck.’ Let the doer be done by!—so / In a saying of old it is ordered [sic]" (Aeschylus 312). With these words‚ the Chorus states that by ancient order‚ one who does something must be repaid with the same thing‚ and in this case the murderer must be repaid with murder. Though Clytemnestra already knows this to be the Chorus’s desire‚ Orestes only
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The House of Atreus The Background The House of Atreus‚ a tragic story of many generations passed down‚ is focused around on the royal family of Mycenae which is said to be one of the most important families in literature. This story is created from a curse‚ put on the whole family line. When It First Begins Tantalus‚ the son of Zeus had a foolish idea. He wanted to prove that he was better than the gods‚ so he cut up his son Pelops and fed him to the gods thinking that
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