... of Clytaemestra to kill with retribution toward Agamemnon. Clytaemestra believes her actions are right and justified, and she insists that Agamemnon deserved to die for her suffering pain. In The Libation Bearers, Orestes is a tragic hero, who believes his act of vengeance in murdering Clytaemestra and Aegisthus for the death of his father, is justifiable. Orestes is successful in avenging the murderer ... . This wretched conspiracy with Aegisthus is successful in killing Agamemnon and claiming the power over Agamemnon's subjects. In The Libation Bearers, Orestes cleverly conspires with ...

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... New Comedy - proliferated. Only one complete New Comedy survives the Dyskolos (The Curmudgeon or The Misanthrope, 317 BC) by Menander. These plays are similar in plot and style to the situation comedies on television today. The plot hinges on a complication or situation revolving around love, family problems, money, or the like. The characters are stock - identifiable, simplified social types, such as a miserly ... the defiant Prometheus by Zeus. It is probably the first play of a Promethean trilogy, the others being Prometheus Unbound and Prometheus the Fire-Bringer. The remaining thre...

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... lie in their respective structures'the first of which is in its architectural design and the second is in the method of diction, character development and the organization of the plot. The structures of these two monumental achievements reflect the efficacy with which they communicate a common message to their audiences, a thematic demonstration of a basic human conflict: Chaos versus Order. The Parthenon ... order. In Agamemnon, the first play, Clytemnestra kills the King brutally, heartlessly, inspired by her angry, vengeful nature, her lust for power, and, quite probably, the hellish...

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• Grade Level: High School