Summary Of ' The Flies '

The primary text, On the Murder of Eratosthenes, chronicles the speech of Euphiletus, an Athenian man, in his defense for killing Eratosthenes of Oe in Attica, after discovering him in an act of adultery with his wife. The speech begins by providing an early narration of the marriage of Euphiletus and his wife. According to Euphiletus, he kept a watchful eye on his wife, until he gradually relinquished control having gained trust in her--a fatal flaw. Whilst attending his mother’s funeral with his wife (one of the few public events attended by Athenian women), she is glimpsed by Eratosthenes; who then seduces her, and continues out his affair with her. After several suspicious events, Euphiletus, finally confronts a servant-girl who after being threatened reveals the affair. Having learned of Eratosthenes presence in his home one night, Euphiletus slips out of his house, collects his friends, and returns home, where he murders Euphiletus. Overall, Euphiletus’ testimony is an insightful document that not only illuminates Athenian law, but also the inner workings of private Greek life, and the lives of those often forgotten--women.

Another way that transformation is shown in the trilogy is the way that it goes from chaos to harmony. In the beginning of the story, everything is hectic and does not settle down until the very end of the play. Not only is the country of Greece in turmoil because of the civil war, but also the family of King Agamemnon is full of chaos and disorder. Although in the beginning it looks like the chaos will not settle down, by the end, there is peace. Because in the end, Orestes is set free and acquitted of the crime, the reader is left with a feeling of calmness. Everything is settled and there is a sense of harmony, both in the city of Athens and in within the characters.

Odysseus’s wife, Penelope lives back in their town, Ithaka, is being pressured by unwanted suitors. Their son, Telemachos, is visited by the goddess Athene. Athene was quite close with Odysseus, and she tells Telemachos to go looking for his missing father. He travels to Pylos to see the King, Nestor. Nestor takes him in, gives him dinner and then tells him to go see King Menelaos in Sparta. Telemachos does as he’s told and travels to Sparta to see King Menelaos. He tells him that his father Odysseus is alive and is being kept captive on Kalypso’s island. He also tells him that his brother, King Agamemnon, has been murdered by his own wife, Klytamestra, and her lover Aigisthos. But, Agamemnon’s son, Orestes has killed his father’s murderers

Lord of the Flies has been considered a literary classic throughout many generations, in spite of it’s perplexing and depressing aspects. Written in 1954 with the timeframe of the next world war, a novel such as this is bound to have some out-dated concepts,language, and elements. The characters are a great example of this.

Orestes’ father, Agamemnon, is suffered for the truth of the prophecy, the child is the price: if he kills his child, his country will win the war. Due to this prophecy, Agamemnon is tortured and agonizing between his two important roles: father of his family and father of the country. If he chooses his family and doesn’t kill his child, they will lose the war. All people in the country will be tortured as slaves and colonists. However, if he chooses the win, the peace and the pleasant from a family will not exist anymore. His family will be demolished. Eventually, in the middle of the story, he decides to kill Iphigenia. Agamemnon chooses his country, his subjects, and the win, not his family’s peace. He makes Iphigenia drink three solutions including the pills which make her die. “I feel like I’ve done something so wrong that my whole life, my family, nothing will be able to- the worst mistake. I got it wrong. It was wrong. It was wrong” (Aeschylus, 56.) This demonstrates how he is suffered by the truth that he killed his daughter. His choice, even

The chorus finds Aegisthus guilty of the treasonous act of killing the king and just hopes for Agamemnon’s son, Orestes to return and end this injustice.

Ralph had stopped crying, and resorted to distracting himself with thoughts of seeing his dad and being home again. He knew that his Britain had been destroyed, but he held on to the hope that everything would be back to normal soon. He was more satisfied with his appearance after showering, which felt very foreign after only a couple of weeks. His hair was still covering his eyes, but it was less of a hassle since it was clean. Ralph mostly had been sitting in the large room with the other kids, but he kept to himself. Actually, most of the boys kept to themselves. The realization of what happened on the island hung heavily in the room, silent all for a few smaller kids crying together in the corner.

In chapter 3 an argument breaks out between Ralph and Jack over the group's priorities. Ralph is trying to build shelters and an SOS fire while Jack and his hunters are craving some meat. I agree with Ralph wanting the priority to be on getting rescued and staying alive, but I disagree with him complaining about it because he is the leader and it's his job to get everyone working. With Jack I understand and agree that people will get tired of eating fruit and other foods similar to that, but I dislike how he's complaining when he's the one that is responsible for hunting. The argument that these two boys have are what I believe to be purely because of laziness. However if they don’t set things right, this problem is only going to

He then says that he will hit a shot that no man has ever hit before, shooting one of the suitors. “You took my house to plunder, twisted my maids to serve your beds, you dared bid for my wife while I was still alive”, (Odyssey. Book 22. 35-37). After this the suitors realize that they do not have weapons and try to beg for mercy, but they will find none from Odysseus. When Telemachos runs to the storage room to get weapons for the allies of Odysseus, he leaves the storage room door open in which the suitors grab weapons and armour to arm themselves. The suitors back Odysseus and his allies into a corner when suddenly Athena shows up disguised as Mentor. Odysseus recognizes her and calls out for her help, in which the suitors threaten Mentor/Athena with death if they help Odysseus. She turns to Odysseus and tells him to show her his skills before she will help him to see if he is worthy of the help from the goddess. She watches on as Odysseus and his allies pick off the suitors, one by one, protecting them passively when needed. At last Athena’s symbol—the aegis or "great shield"— shines in the air. At the sight of the symbol the suitors start to panic, realizing that Odysseus has godly help, some soon start to beg for mercy realizing that they will not win this fight. Odysseus shows none and it turns into a bloodbath. After the bloodbath Odysseus makes the disloyal maids clean up

Even though Agamemnon made a success for his homecoming, what was waiting for him was her wife’s conspiracy with Aegisthus and his death (262-263). Namely, his nosmos was rather a failure and he also faced fate of his failed household. This Agamemnon’s gives a comparison with Odysseus future success for preserving his family and throne. Furthermore, Clytemnestra’s unfaithfulness and infidelity provides a foil to Penelope’s faithfulness and loyalty. Clytemnestra’s merciless and brutal actions, not sealing Agamemnon’s eyes while he was dying, adds contrasting characteristics between Odysseus and Agamemnon’s wives. Note that here, the story of successful vengeance for Agamemnon by Orestes gives a foil to Telemachus’ weakness and deficiency. Orestes here is depicted as a heroic example with murder of Aegistus after he comes of age (264). On the contrary to Orestes who saved his household and restored order in his family’s kingdom, Telemachus, as he came of age, couldn’t serve as protecting his household and repel his mother’s suitors in the absence of his father. In the light of comparing each heroic figures’ sons, the son of Achilles is also depicted as successful warrior with great strength and fame in the battlefield against Trojan, adding a foil to Telemachus’ unsuccessful position as a son (266).

Odysseus comes home to Ithaca to find that his journey has one more challenge before his reward. His palace had been taken over by a bunch of suitors that have been eating his crops and livestock and trying to steal his wife when he was still alive.After Odysseus and Telemachus kill all the suitors they leave the bodies where they lay,“...

This is what prompted Electra and Orestes into action. Their senses were presumably on the mark considering their mother's reaction upon hearing of Orestes' death. Her primary concern is her own well being. Orestes' feigned death cleared up any misconceptions readers might have had as to what Clytmaenestra's true sentiments were, and gives more definition unto the rationale behind Electra and Orestes' conduct.

The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus (Oresteia, 2017). The Libation Bearers is the second play in the trilogy of tragedies. In the Libation Bearers, Orestes is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. After many years of exile, Orestes returned home to Argos in secret to mourn the death of his father and to seek revenge for Agamemnon’s death to his murderers. The House of Atreus has a generation curse of bloodshed on the men in the family that seems as if it cannot be broken, causing the men in the family to kill or sacrifice their own child or family members. Apollo has also threatened to punish Orestes with further exile and more horrible consequences if he disobeys the god quest. But throughout the play, we will learn how one must come to reconcile with their fate. The chorus said that “blood, once spilt, does not seep easily into the earth. It "clots hard" and refuses to disappear.”

An interesting thing to note in this episode is Nestor’s insight into Agamemnon’s death. Since Nestor has integrity, we accept his interpretation of why Orestes was justified in taking revenge against Aegisthus. Telemachus also agrees how Orestes should be famous for his actions. It proves that the law of

The second scene of The Eumenides begins with Orestes’ arrival at the Acropolis, as he takes a suppliant posture at the feet of the statue of Athene (Aeschylus, 143). Athene is said to have entered in full armor (Aeschylus, 148), answering Orestes’ call for justice, just as the Furies have caught up with him. What follows is a full-blown trial similar to those of the present days. At one point, “Athene re-enters [the scene], guiding twelve citizens chosen as jurors and attended by a herald” (Aeschylus, 154). The trial then proceeds with