... foundation by which society remains stable. Without a uniform idea of justice, society would be nothing more than separate primitive groups. The trial of Orestes in The Eumenides embodies the evolution of justice as the underlying foundation of society. The best way to understand what justice is to first examine what ... of tragedies follow our methodology of finding what justice is from defining what it is not. When we arrive to The Eumenides, we see Orestes falling victim to the endless ritual of the curse on the house of Atreus. He was ordered by Apollo to avenge his father's death by...

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... language, rhyme, and concrete diction, and both use other devices to help convey and reinforce their themes. One such song that carries poetic overtones is "Orestes" by the group, A Perfect Circle. The song is an ode to the pain of an ancient Greek character that was dealt an unfortunate fate ... describes his emotional anguish throughout the ordeal. In order to understand the significance of the song we must first look to the story of Orestes, which is interwoven in Ancient Greek myth and history. In order to succeed at the Battle of Troy, King Agamemnon sacrifices one of his ... stat...

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... where I had caught it fast. And therefore is your son, in whom my love and yours are sealed and pledged, not her to stand with us today, Orestes. Strophius of Phocis, comrade in arms and faithful friend to you, is keeping him. He spoke of me of peril on two counts; of your danger under ... Agamemnon. The only way to kill him was through Agamemnon's wife and even then it was not Aegisthus" arm that killed him. Aegisthus does not see Orestes coming to kill them because of the similar experience that he had to Aegisthus. Therefore he will never come to exact revenge on them because he has be...

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... overall story a little more to better fit the Aristotelian definition of tragedy. It will be told with Clytemnestra being the main protagonist and her son, Orestes, being the antagonist of the story. Her daughter Electra will also be in the episode as well as a chorus, messenger, Aegisthus and Agamemnon. The ... . It's only a rumor that they are having an illicit relation as no one has actually seen them together intimately or knows for sure. Orestes then enters the scene and walks by and overhears the talking. He refutes the rumors and instead chooses to defend his mother against his be...

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... paid for and he will suffer the consequences of killing Agamemnon and revenge. Aegisthus does not realize it, but Orestes is seeking revenge upon him and his for the death of Agamemnon. After Orestes kills them,there is nobody left alive to kill him to avenge their deaths. Clytemnestra invokes the Furies who seek ... revenge for anybody who has nobody to seek it for them. The Furies chase Orestes to Apollo's temple where Orestes asks him for forgiveness "May god guide my blind steps finally to peace "(pg144). Orestes is the first person who is trying to change the system and realizes it...

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... divine gods ordered such things to happen. Now what confuses me a bit is when and where do the gods give permission for justice to be served. Clytemnestra and Orestes, even Agamemnon say the gods approve of such killings, but I don't see a direct dialogue between the gods and these individuals or am I just supposed to know ... The way the play is left off is very interesting, but any good tragedy must have this kind of twist on it. I am wondering what will happen to Orestes, I don't want him to die and if he is murdered who will be the one to do it? Who will want revenge on him, maybe el...

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... Electra that she could avenge her father's death with blood for blood but she must do so in a smart, stealthy, and respectful manner. Once Orestes arrived in the palace with Clytemnestra, Electra became extremely blood thirsty and craved to hear the screams of her dying mother. As Electra stood outside the room where ... many years for but that was not enough for her she wanted her mother to suffer more and she rejoiced in the murders. When Aegisthus arrived and Orestes proceeded to kill him Electra refused to give him the rights he so very deserved. As the royal King of Mycenae Aegisthu...

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... For example, Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon as revenge for his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigeneia. Along those same lines, in the second part of the trilogy, Choephoroe, Orestes, who is Agamemnon son, murders Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. He does this in order to gain revenge on them for killing his father. It was by this ... to solve their problems on their own and do not need the gods to settle their disputes. This is especially evident when they have a trial for Orestes with a jury to decide his fate, not a god. The Greeks are moving away from the gods and myth as well. They are bec...

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... power. This is were the play "The Libation Bearers" starts. Many years after Agamemnon's death, Orestes and Electra return, which their mother Clytaemnestra has betrayed from their rightful inheritance. Orestes has been commanded by the god Apollo to take revenge on his mother for killing Agamemnon and to reclaim ... own justifications it only leads to more new killings with other new reasons for taking revenge. As it also explains in "The Oresteia"; "He (Orestes) must recognize, in fact, that his revenge is just, but that justice takes the form of matricide, the greatest form of guilt."...

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... come back to haunt her. As the story continued and time passed emotions seemed to be a strong as they had ever been if not stronger. Orestes demonstrates bitter rage when he recalls his father's death by his power hungry mother. As he listens to his sister sob mourning for the dead ... and relive her present life, he is determined to avenge Agamemnon's death at any cost. Orestes set out to kill his mother and her lover without a second thought. He did just that but, wept sorrowfully after the fact. He begs the ... looking for forgiveness. He acknowledges his "mistake" but is only sorry ...

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... a large role in Greek mythology. Even though Athena was the patron saint of Athens she supported other Greeks outside of Athens, such as, Achilles, Orestes, and especially Odysseus ("Athena"-1). Athena is know to be the goddess of war, guardian of cities, patroness of arts and crafts, and promoter of ... of Zues"-1). Athena also is credited with helping a young man that was on trial in Athens for killing his mother. This young man was Orestes and his mother Clytemnestra, both from Argos. Athena having no mother had more compassion for the male figure than female. She considered the crime...

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... the Furies. This is best understood in the context of the issue that is brought on trial. The source of the conflict was the murder of Clytaemnestra by her son Orestes. He had killed his own mother in order to demand reprisal from her because she had killed his father, Agamemnon. In a world filled with magical features this led to an ... justice, especially when dealing with cases of matricide. The new gods are represented by Apollo. Apollo is characterized by rationality and civilization. He is charged by the Furies for helping Orestes to murder his own mother because Apollo is more co...

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... or who is just plain stupid. Piety, to Electra is very important. She surely would love to avenge her father's death but she can"t do it by herself. She needs Orestes there by her side to do it since it is the duty of the son to avenge the death of his father. In this case, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are the ... murderers of Agamemnon's death. Electra, having hope in Orestes and a strong devotion to the gods, she lives mourning her father's death. Electra says "Never shall I depart from sorrow and tears and lamentation" (231-232). No one, even her own ... loved another person very much...

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... intense protest against her husband Agamemnon's cruel decision to sacrifice their daughter Iphigenia holds no ground to the Greek audience and the other characters of the play. Her own son Orestes later kills her. To him, avenging his father's murder is all-important and the hideous crime of matricide is only secondary! So much so that Athene , the daughter of Zeus ... , successfully persuades the Furies to pardon Orestes. It is as if Agamemnon's life holds greater worth than Clytemnestra's. Secondly, Medea is not dependant on any other character for her dramatic significance. She appear...

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... the death of their father was justified because he had killed their sister. I wonder why they would rather be against their mother "I despise her she deserves it" says Electra as Orestes her brother claims that their father was a great hero. All the while I"m reading their conversation I wonder if it occurred to them that just as Iphigeneia was killed they could have ... it seems as if they never thought about it because they plan to avenge their father's murder. They plan and follow through the murder of Clytaemnestra and her lover Aegisthus. Orestes unlike Clytaemnestra, he takes time...

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... , the first play, Clytemnestra kills the King brutally, heartlessly, inspired by her angry, vengeful nature, her lust for power, and, quite probably, the hellish Furies. In The Libation Bearers, however, Orestes? actions, while they are still partially motivated by revenge, are also instructed by the god Apollo. After all, he does not actually go to kill his mother until after he ... shrill prophecies?/?foretold storms of suffering if I did not avenge my father's killers. (L.B. 269-273) Finally, in The Furies, a jury of the wisest citizens of Athens decides the fate of Orestes. This time...

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... foresight immediately foretells their certain demise but alas it was too late. Once they step foot into their "tomb" the door closed and Agamemnon and Cassandra's lives ceased to exist. Orestes, after being sent away for seven years, Came back to avenge his fathers death. Along with his sister Electra and his best friend Pylades he killed his mother and her ... a wife who has cheated on husband and decides to kill him. In turn she and the lover are killed themselves by the vengeful son and daughter. What about the names? Orestes and Orin, Christine and Clytemnestra, Aegisthus and Adam, ...

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... then tells the stories of the return home of various heroes, including Agamemnon and Menelaus. Agamemnon was murdered on his return home by Aegisthus, his wife's lover, and Nestor praises Orestes, Agamemnon's son, who avenges his father's murder by killing Aegisthus. Telemachus wishes to have similar strength so that he might take revenge on his mother's suitors. Nestor suggests that Telemachus ... ...

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... more than 90 plays credited to Euripides, 18 survive: Alcestis, Andromache, the Bacchae, the Cyclops, Electra, Hecuba, Helen, the Heracleidae, Heracles, Hippolytus, Ion, Iphigenia at Aulis, Iphigenia in Tauris, Medea, Orestes, the Phoenissae, Rhesus and the Trojan Women. Herodotus the Historian Herodotus wrote the first historical narrative and first great prose work of Greek literature. His History is an entertaining description ... ...

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... . Great Nestor told me a story of Agamemnon, and how he came back from Troy only to find Aegisthus married to his wife, Clytemnestra, and then Aegisthus killed him. Agamemnon's son, Orestes, who had been in exile in Athens, came back to Mycenae and took revenge for his father's and killed Aegisthus and his mother, Clytemnestra. With his advice, and maybe some ... ...

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... death. Heroes- Mortals with a major part in greek histoy. Hercules- Gets drunk and murders all of his family; Is required to perform 12 great tasks in repentence for his stupidity. Orestes- Kills his mother for killing his father. Has to repent as the furies curse him for his crime. Odysseus- King of Ithica. Great fighter in trojan war. After war he ... ...

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