Analysis Of The Oresteia Trilogy By Aeschylus - 879 Words

In a crime, a person is accused and shown as innocent or guilty. In this act, this is the simple ideas of justice, which many feel need to happen to someone who has done something contentious. In the play, â€Å"The Oresteia Trilogy by Aeschylus†, the first play â€Å"Agamemnon† has a female character known as Clytemnestra who causes great debate over her controversial actions that continue through the rest of the plays. In an examination, we will explore Clytemnestra’s case and build against her innocence by going into depth of the killings of Agamemnon, Cassandra, and the expressions. In the first play â€Å"Agamemnon†, Clytemnestra kills her husband Agamemnon. This action happens due to a great deal of anger from Clytemnestra after discovering her†¦show more content†¦The death of both Agamemnon and Cassandra are considered murder because technically killing someone is murder and that is extremely illegal at hand, but in some cases it depends. For instance, the death of Iphigenia by her father Agamemnon. This act of death is symbolized as a sacrifice to the gods and is made completely acceptable. However, the acts of murder placed upon Agamemnon and Cassandra do not have an acceptable excuse other than pure vengeance for a loved one. This excuse is acceptable, but it does not seem compatible with Clytemnestras case due to the fact that Agamemnon is her husband and Cassandra is an innocent bystander are not blood-related to Clytemnestra. The act of killing Cassandra was not a really well-executed plan, but out of pure hatred, I believe she killed Cassandra out of jealousy and the fact that this woman has slept with Agamemnon. So, by having extreme rage or not, she killed Cassandra out of thought before even killing the lady. On the other hand, Agamemnon’s death was extremely well executed and couldn’t have gone any better. Clytemnestra planned his death for over 10 years and this makes her a primary suspect for being guilty. She did not evaluate the states status and effects placed upon them. She expresses a self-evaluating concept that only benefits herself and did not think of her daughtersShow MoreRelatedEssay The Cycle of Vengeance in Aeschylus’s Oresteia2440 Words   |  10 PagesThe Cycle of Vengeance in Aeschylus’s Oresteia    The cyclic thread of vengeance runs like wild fire through the three plays in Aeschylus’s Oresteia. This thread, with its complexity of contemporary and universal implications lends itself quite well to – in fact, almost necessitates – deeply interested study. While a brief summary of the Oresteia will inevitably disregard some if not much of the trilogy’s essence and intent, on the positive side it will establish a platform of characters, eventsRead MoreThe Moral And Ethical Dilemmas Facing The Lawyer And The Philosopher s Search For Truth2469 Words   |  10 Pagesphilosophy, truth is considered to be a fundamental concern. However, philosophers have considered its meaning to be an indefinable concept. In contrast, the lawyer’s understanding of truth may be disordered. There is a lack of definition, critique and analysis of truth within the law in comparison to other matters, such as philosophy, religion and social science. Within law, there are long held views that truth is subservient to justice. Further, it is widely accepted that truth is not the major concernRead MoreEssay on Analysis of Aeschylus Agamemnon4499 Words   |  18 PagesAnalysis of Aeschylus Agamemnon Characters- The Watchman Clytaemnestra The Herald Agamemnon Cassandra Aegisthus The Chorus 1). The Watchman: †¢ The watchman sets the time and place for the play (Agamemnon’s palace in Argos, the house of Atreus); he describes the many miserable nights he has spent on the rooftop of the palace watching for the signal fires that will herald the fall of Troy. †¢ The watchman is one Aeschylus’s small characters, but like the herald he serves anRead Moretheme of alienation n no where man by kamala markandeya23279 Words   |  94 Pagesthe audience here experiences the same â€Å"calm of mind, all passions spent.† Author Information Life of Sophocles (circa 496-406 B.C.) Sophocles was chronologically the second of the trinity of great Greek tragedians, the other two being Aeschylus and Euripides. He was born at Colonus, a pleasant rural suburb of Athens, (probably in 496 B.C.) and died there, ninety years later. His father, Sophilius, manufactured armor for a living. As a boy, Sophocles won prizes for both wrestling and