... 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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... motivation for murdering Agamemnon was in retribution for the crimes committed against his father. As a result, Orestes, Agamemnon's remaining son, is now responsible for avenging his father's death. Orestes avenges the death by murdering his mother and Aegisthus for which he receives his mother's curse. Orestes is then plagued by the Furies for the murder. However, this poses the question of whether it ... ...

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... without education on the idea of the self. A couple of examples from the readings that have to deal with self- identity come from Sartre in The Flies. At the beginning Orestes does not know who he is but after the thought process and education of identity by his tutor he realizes who he is and what he has to do to ... ...

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