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Archaic Greek Bacillus Odysseus And Agamemnon Troy
1,406 words... proper sovereignty. Before announcing his return, Odysseus, with the help of goddess Athena, cunningly disguises himself as a beggar to learn of life in Ithaka during his long absence. His patience pays off as he is able to cleverly plan and carry out the demise of the evil and wasteful in Book 22. However, his lust for revenge does not blind his good judgement. Odysseus, while slaying the suitors, is confronted by Phemios, the minstrel suitor, who pleads for forgiveness. Mercy, mercy on a s...
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Cycle Of Violence Point Of View
1,242 wordsRevenge. a dish served cold. "Revenge is a kind of wild" Francis Bacon What is justice and how is it related to vengeance? Can justice be reconciled with the violence of human feeling and the forces of fate? These questions provided the theme for "Agamemnon, The Choephori and the Eumenides, " the grim tragedies that makes up the Oresteian Trilogy. In these plays, Aeschylus takes on his subject the bloody chain of murder and revenge with the royal family of Atreus, a chain finally broken by the i...
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Center Of Attention Oedipus Rex
1,254 wordsThe chorus in ancient Greek drama has always been misunderstood. From chanting, to ritual singing, to mask wearing and dancing, it has always been seen to be so different then what we are used to now when we attend a drama. Although, the chorus was the nucleus form which tragedy evolved and had a central place in the drama throughout classical times. In the beginning a tragic chorus consisted of 12 to 15 chorus (dancers), who were young men just about to enter military service after some years o...
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Sophocles And Euripides Father Death
1,426 wordsWe are in Argos, at the tomb of Agamemnon. Enter Orestes and his friend, Pylades. Orestes pays respects to the memory of his father. He has returned to have his revenge on Agamemnon's killers, Clytaemestra and Aegisthus. Orestes speaks of his regret that he was not present for Agamemnon's death or for his funeral, and he puts a lock of his hair on the grave. A group of mourning women enter, veiled in black and carrying urns to pour libations for the dead. Orestes thinks he sees his sister Electr...
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House Of Atreus Important Theme
1,464 words... this situation is to risk becoming a "viper" like Clytaemestra. Although Aeschylus shows an awareness of the difficulties inherent in this situation for women, he is no revolutionary. The triumph of the trilogy is harmony and restoration of order, reconciliation of the old with the new. It was for the playwright Euripides, later on, to dwell obsessively on the status of woman and the contradictions of her social position. Orestes' prayer to Zeus introduces one of the important and recurring ...
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Goddess Of Love Greek Mythology
960 wordsOne of the six Olympians, the daughter of Kronos and Hera, Hera is the beautiful and powerful wife of Zeus. She is the most beautiful of the immortals, even more beautiful than Aphrodite. Her beauty is renewed each spring as she magically washes away the ware and worry of her immortal lifestyle. Her name appears in many stories and she is often regarded as petty and unforgiving. The story of Zeus and Io is the sad story of infidelity and revenge. Zeus changed his beautiful lover, Io, into a blac...
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Orestes An Innocent Hero
1,180 wordsOrestes: An Innocent Hero Throughout time there has been a universal question that does not yet yield a universal answer. All people have a different view on whether or not it is right to avenge the killing of another, through the death of the killers. In America during this day and age, it is the obligation of the court system to decide whether or not a murderer should be put to death. Most of the time, the criminal is sentenced to a prison term, but when a judge decides to issue the death pena...
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Fall Of Troy City Of Troy
1,164 wordsCharacters- The Watchman Clytaemnestra The Herald Agamemnon Cassandra Aegisthus The Chorus 1). The Watchman: o 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. o The watchman is one Aeschylus's small characters, but like the herald he serves an important role as he not only sets the scene but also pe...
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Fall Of Troy Choral Ode
1,162 words... which Greek society considered to be very dangerous and unnatural. o Clytaemnestra begins a description of the fall of Troy the Greeks and the Trojans are likened to oil and water (which do not mix when added to each other) and she speaks of her wish that the Greeks do not desecrate any temples, perhaps because of her wish that Agamemnon return home so she may have her revenge. The leader (unaware of this secret desire) complements her on her insightful and surprisingly humane speech and fur...
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Choral Ode Impending Doom
1,142 words... his opening speech. 7). Agamemnon's Arrival: o Agamemnon's first act upon arriving safely back in Argos is to praise the gods which is the correct thing to do; he does not boast and happily attributes his success to the drawn lots of the gods "First, with justice I salute my Argos and my gods, " and "we must thank the gods with a sacrifice our sons will long remember, " are good examples of this. o He goes on to portray the men of Greece as a lion lapping on the blood of kings, but he is not...
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Golden Apples Human Flesh
1,865 wordsHercules: His 12 Quests Like Perseus, Hercules was required to perform the miracle-lou's. But instead of having to bring only one mission to a successful close, Hercules was ordered to complete twelve great tasks, which are often referred to in literature as the labors of Hercules. This is how the challenge came about. Hercules was the son of Jupiter and Alcmene, daughter of the king of Mycenae. When Hercules was born, Juno in a jealous anger sent two serpents to destroy him in his cradle. But H...
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Kill Her Husband Thirst For Revenge Clytaemestra
982 wordsInto the Mind of the Noble Clytaemestra Born in 525 B. C. , Aeschylus was the earliest of the great tragic poets of Athens. He is commonly called the father of Greek tragedy. Tragedy and drama in the western world were born with Aeschylus, one of the greatest dramatists and poets of all time. He lived and wrote more than two millenniums ago in the city of Athens in Greece. He was completely a man of his century, and yet, because of this, his works have a special harmony, confident outlook, and a...
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Golden Fleece King Pelias Jason
274 wordsJason was the leader of the Argonauts and the husband of Medea. He was the son of Jason. King Pelias of Iolcos sent Jason on a seemingly impossible quest to bring the Golden Fleece back from distant Colchis. Jason assembled a crew of heroes from all over Greece. Argos, the largest ship ever constructed, was built for the heroes. On their way to Colchis, Jason and his crew became the first humans to pass through the Symplegades. They also freed Phones from the curse of the Harpies. When they arri...
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Jean Paul Sartre Man
1,290 wordsThe most prominent intellectual movement of the mid-twentieth century was the concept of Existentialism. The Existentialists emphasized the freedom of the individual mind and criticized a number of aspects of society, often focusing on religion. Jean-Paul Sartre was especially critical of religion, as is expressed in his 1943 play Les Matches, or The Flies. This play is a retelling of Sophocles? Electra, a play which told of the brutal murder of Agamemnon, king of Argos, by his wife, Clytemnestr...
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