... 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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