Eumenides

In Aeschylus’s trilogy, Oresteia, the tragic manifesto paints a bloody chain of murder, adultery, betrayal, and kinslaying, in which DIKE (justice) and the relation of women to social and family structure serve as central themes. The Greeks were a misogynistic culture, in which women were relegated to an inferior status in society. Women were only given a limited voice because the family was the sovereign unit of society. The rule of justice stood for patriarchy. Cassandra’s importance is merely

Aeschylus was an ancient Greek playwright who wrote “The Oresteia” post Athens win over Persia, in the Persian War around 465 B.C. During that time Athens and democracy were seen as strong and Aeschylus portrays the strength of Athens and democracy in his plays. He wrote in hope of people understanding that for a society to work there have to be rules and force, but not so much of either that circumstances are not taken into account. Throughout “The Oresteia” there are family ties that take

Oedipus’ and Theseus’ minds, onto the polis from the oikos. The transition of power onto the polis with Theseus is further explored during the encounter with both Creon and Polynices. When Creon arrives, he misunderstands the whole meaning of the Eumenides. He is surprised that Athens would accept Oedipus due to the outrages he committed within the oikos. He believes that he is freely able to bring Oedipus back to Thebes due to their blood-bond. However, when Oedipus refuses, he takes Antigone and

The Oresteia is a Greek tragedies trilogy written by Aeschylus about the blood feud: Clytemnestra murder Agamemnon and Orestes murder Clytemnestra the trilogy ends up with judgment on Orestes and Orestes’ oath on the House of Atreus with Furies pacification. Trilogy also express the importance of Greek gods and their influences with individual relationships. The main ideas of trilogy contain the contrast between revenge and justice, as well as the transition from personal conflict to organized

The Imagery of Bloodshed in The Oresteia   In the prologue of Agamemnon, the first play of Aeschylus' trilogy, The Oresteia, the watchman implores the gods for "a blessed end to all our pain." (20). He is asking for deliverance from the retributive system of justice, where the only certainty is that bloodshed breeds more bloodshed. The old men of the chorus in their opening chant, "Hymn to Zeus," declare that suffering must be experienced before man can be released from

belonging to him; however, Thyesetes, being so envious, he asked Aerope to take that golden lamb for him so he can have the power. In fact, the stories behind Atreus and Thyestes are part of unique cruelty tragedies in the Greek Mythology. In the Eumenides, Orestes wants revenge. He wants to kill his mother Clytemnestra for having killed Agamemnon. Clytemnestra asks Orestes if he is not afraid of a mother’s curse but he said that he would not be able to escape his father’s curse if Orestes did not

Introduction Alice Woolley compares the practice of philosophy with the practice of law, and considers the question of how lawyers and philosophers differ. Although there are many characteristics of the lawyer and the philosopher that overlap, Woolley identifies several key differences including truth, morality and time. This paper will argue that Woolley is indeed correct to assert that lawyers are bound by time, community conventions and norms; whereas, philosophers have no such constraints.

In “The Oresteia” trilogy, the ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus advocates the importance of the male role in society over that of the female.  The entire trilogy can be seen as a subtle proclamation of the superiority of men over women. Yet, the women create the real interest in the plays.  Their characters are the impetus that makes everything occur.  The most complex and compelling character in the three plays is Clytaemnestra.  Clytaemnestra is consumed with thoughts of

In Ancient Greece, women were allowed to take part in nearly all religious festivals, and there were even some restricted to only women. Thesmophoria, a great festival, is of significance as it is a festival which celebrates a fertility rite for Demeter. Married noblewomen are the only people who can observe and celebrate this festival. The basis of this celebration was women preforming rites and celebrating on Demeter’s hilltop sanctuary for three days. Sadly, there is little evidence of specific

of justice – which sometimes involved the offender’s death. The most famous case of the Erinyes in Greek literature concerns the tale of Orestes, whose story features prominently in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. In Aeschylus’ Eumenides, the Erinyes act as the prosecutor against Orestes after charging him with killing his mother, Clytemnestra. Orestes claims the matricide was justified, as Clytemnestra killed Orestes’ father, Agamemnon. This is an important story concerning homicide