... what it is, who controls it, and who suffers or benefits from it. Aeschylus presents controversy about defining justice between different gods in the Eumenides. He expresses this through the magical features of the ancient world and through a trial of conflicting interpretations of justice that results in the first signs ... justice as explored through censorship and lies is much more convincing and relevant than justice explored through piety and ancient tradition as seen in the Eumenides. The Eumenides is the last part of a trilogy that composes The Oresteia. The series tells the story...

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• Grade Level: High School

... -456BC), Sophocles (ca. 495-406BC), and Euripides (ca. 485-406BC). One of Aeschylus' works was, The Oresteia (485BC.), which was a trilogy. The three plays were Agamemnon, The Choephori, and The Eumenides. The theme of the plays was about justice. He also introduced the second character to the stage.. Another playwright was Sophocles. He was most famous for three of his tragedies ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School