was a French novelist‚ existentialist‚ and philosopher. Throughout his life‚ he created several important writings. One of them is his Play: The Flies‚ where he depicts his philosophy and ideas. The Flies relates the story of Orestes‚ son of King Agamemnon‚ who returns to his native city fifteen years after Aegistheus murdered his father. In the play‚ Orestes meets his sister Electra‚ who has waited for his arrival in order to avenge their father’s death. Eventually‚ Orestes kills King Aegistheus and
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of rage towards Clytemnestra for murdering Agamemnon while feeling sympathy towards Electra due to her great amount of suffering as a result of it. However‚ almost every portion of this situation could be debated as whether such person was acting out of justifiable vengeance or some sort of self-advantage. Clytemnestra claims that she killed Agamemnon in order to make him pay for the sacrificing of their daughter‚ which raises the question if even Agamemnon was acting justly to begin with. Regardless
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Mythology Notes 8/21/2014 Myth- Story Legend- Heroic tales of humans‚ more recent past Fairy Tales- Outside of human capabilities‚ improbable for adults‚ entertainment value‚ non human characters‚ magical‚ simple plot structures‚ outside time and place Folklore- Cultural stories‚ tales specific to a culture‚ explanatory of things of importance‚ elements of fear‚ contain regular/common people‚ not focused on Gods or heroes Fable- lessons‚ contain animals‚ clearly fiction Urban Legend-In the
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burn‚ her people die‚ and her life change. She also watched many of her sons and her husband die‚ and yet stayed strong. Clytemnestra’s husband‚ Agamemnon‚ needed their daughter to be a sacrifice for swift winds. Despite Clytemnestra’s refusals‚ he killed their daughter with no second thoughts. Although‚ in retaliation‚ Clytemnestra cheats on Agamemnon‚ she did not deserve her gory fate. Upon Agamemnon’s return‚ Clytemnestra’s new lover kills him. Orestes‚ Clytemnestra’s son‚ killed both his mother
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Muqadsa Bashir Research paper 31stjuly.2013 Vengeance and dramatic conflict; a comparative study of Electra and Orestes Abstract Much has been written about the themes‚ plot‚ characters and language of Greek tragedies; Electra and Orestes by Sophocles and Euripides respectively. But there is not much research so far on the core of the plays‚ “Vengeance” and also its connection with dramatic conflict and how it leads towards tragedy so
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reputation has been that of a wise counsel‚ advisor and hero through the ages. Shakespeare’s Ulysses in the tragicomedy Troilus and Cressida is even more beguiling and cunning. The hero first shows his admirable qualities in Act I Scene 3 when Agamemnon is attempting to provide his camp with words meant to encourage and keep them in
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defeat Grendel’s mother is just a singular example‚ throughout the entire novel‚ Beowulf acts on courage whatever the challenge. Achilles is similar to Beowulf in this particular personality trait. Achilles acts on bravery and courage to challenge Agamemnon and his army to a battle which eventually was label a war that lasted for many years. The courageous manner of both men eventually leads them to be considered heroic leaders. Due to the battles with Grendel and Grendel’s mother‚ Beowulf is revered
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mythological cause? Historical: Troy is a city that guards the entrance to the Black Sea‚ and so it’s likely that they were harassing the Greeks’ trade routes. Mythical: Paris stole Helen from king Menelaos of Sparta. Menelaos was brother of Agamemnon of Mycenae. One of the horrific acts committed in the "House of Atreus" (not the literal house‚ but the family that includes Atreus) was that he did what to Thyestes’ children?- He chopped them up‚ put them in a stew and fed them to Thyestes
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about how her old age would support her doing household chores. Once a queen‚ she is now a servant to Odysseus‚ King of Ithaca. On enquiring about her daughters she finds that Cassandra‚ who is already traumatized‚ had been personally chosen by King Agamemnon to be his lover. This shocked her mother as her daughter has taken a sacred oath of virginity. I as a reader further noted the unbearable feeling the women may
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Beowulf and Achilles Ilyas Wilkinson-Hayat When tales are told of valiant heroes in history‚ a handful stand out as some of the most well-known and revered of them all. Although the two in the title are not as famous as Superman or Spiderman‚ this does not make their tale any less epic. Both Achilles and Beowulf brought a new style of hero to the table. The two heroes had their flaws‚ however paid it back in spades with the bravery displayed in their respective epics. What is interesting about
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