... of Troys temples. The Greeks had violated the codes of war. Clytemnestra would be happy to be hearing this. The Herald compares the greatness of Agamemnon and his men to the losses of Priam - ancient king of Troy. The Chorus Leader welcomes the Herald home. In the Stichomythia we learn that ... life unmarked" Theme often echoed about poets suffering. Men are born to suffer. The misery and practicality of war are emphasised. Aeschylus fought in the war. The Heralds words are Aeschylus" words. The Herald talks about how the armies have been penned in like animals and how they had their qu...

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... power because of pride or some other personality flaw. Well-known characters in some of the greatest Greek tragedians' plays illustrate this idea. In Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the title character is a returning king who behaves arrogantly and thoughtlessly. He is murdered by his wife and his kingdom falls apart. ... shining future. The evolving theme of an individual's weakness and subsequent downfall supports the Greek's democratic system, where no individual becomes too powerful. Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. On his way to the Trojan war, he sacrificed his dau...

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... mice). Little is known about his birthplace and life. Most known facts about Homer are based on legends and Herodotus' history. Aeschylus, father of tragic drama Aeschylus is the earliest of the three great Greek tragic dramatists (the others are Sophocles and Euripides). His plays are marked by a ... strong moral sence, demonstrating that suffering is the inevitable consequence of sin, until the wrong doing has been expiated. Aeschylus enriched the drama with his technical innovations. He introduced a second actor where only one and a chorus had been used previously, making possible th...

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... . 1.) Homer was one of the great writers of ancient Greece. He is famous for writing both The Iliad and The Odyssey. The Iliad is about Achilles and his battle with Agamemnon. Achilles is known throughout Greece as the ideal male. He was an attractive, athletic warrior, but in Homer's tale, he is shown to have a temper and only cares for winning ... a message to be heard because the plays were filled with depth and can affect the audience with empathy. One playwright who brought contemporary issues in his plays was a man named Aeschylus. His play was about an old legend, but his message ...

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