... in antiquity (Lebek 80). In Agamemnon, the symbolic act of sacrifice becomes corrupted and equated with murder. Death, as a sacrifice, is a constant theme. It has been alluded to many times before Agamemnon's demise, always in the form of ritual sacrifice, but never as murder. The most obvious ... has been linked both to her sacrifice and to the curse upon the Atreides, for both are mentioned in the previous line (236). The theme is reinforced when Clytaemestra refers to the carpets as "a crimson path" (911) and mentions its colorings as "the purple ooze wherein our ... we see that Clyt...

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... , "to have the quality of being fair or right". This word does not have one universal meaning. This is exactly what each of the characters in Aeschylus" book of plays, The Oresteia, did. It becomes very clear to see that each character holds different views on justice. The first play, Agamemnon, introduces ... 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 th...

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