... him to murder view of justice in hopes of achieving justice. But with Orestes" situation, he also has those people who did not agree with his v. The chorus in The Eumenides strongly disagree with Orestes, ""Yes, he murdered his mother- called that murder just," (Pg. 250, line 436-437) they say this with a bit of sarcasm because they cannot come to ... 's death, the oracle from the god, Apollo, gives him a lot of support whether he acts justly or not. The world within the plays of Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides seems just to the people who live in it because this is how...

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... importance of not only hunting, but also the necessity of hunting being justifiable and not just for personal gain or pride. In the last part of the Oresteia trilogy, the Eumenides, Aeschylus again has dense references to the hunting nets. He begins with the ghost of the dead Clytemnestra wanting the Furies to avenge her murder by first insulting the weakness ... hunting a human with a net or robe will result in punishment, whereas the justified use of a hunting net is acceptable. There may not be any direct references to a net in the Eumenides, there are many referrals to robes. Intere...

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... these two positions and inverts them by her deeds and descriptions. Thus we see that Clytaemestra's words give her power and immortality; She remains omnipresent throughout the trilogy as the eumenides. The furies become the manifestation of her presence, which before Aeschylus" Oresteia was unheard of as a dramatic concept (Peradatto 387). Clytaemestra has also perverted two new, yet equally important spheres ... to take (for men). Furthermore, the Oresteia becomes a social commentary on the conflict between duty to the state and duty to the family. The final resolution, Oresetes" tria...

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