Explain the quote from Aeschylus' Agamemnon: "Time and your own...
Explain the quote from Aeschylus' Agamemnon: "Time and your own enquiries / Will show, among your people, / Who has been loyal, who has played you false."
View ArticleExplain the following quote from Agamemnon ``Apollo, Apollo! Leader of...
Explain the following quote from Agamemnon ``Apollo, Apollo! Leader of journeys, my destroyer!``
View ArticleI think that this line comes from Aeschylus' Agamemnon, which was first...
I think that this line comes from Aeschylus' Agamemnon, which was first staged in 458 BCE. I believe this line is spoken by Cassandra, who is a female Trojan war captive whom Agamemnon has brought back...
View ArticleThis quotation appears to come from the prologue of Aeschylus'...
This quotation appears to come from the prologue of Aeschylus' Agamemnon, which was first staged in 458 BCE. The words are spoken by the Watchman, who has been perched on the roof of Agamemnon's house...
View ArticleThis quotation comes from Aeschylus' Agamemnon, which was first staged...
This quotation comes from Aeschylus' Agamemnon, which was first staged in 458 BCE. These lines are spoken by Chorus (or the Chorus Leader in some translations), who are addressing Agamemnon at lines...
View ArticleWho is more brash in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Agamemnon or Clytemnestra?
Who is more brash in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Agamemnon or Clytemnestra?
View ArticleThis is a difficult question because both characters engage in words and...
This is a difficult question because both characters engage in words and deeds that are equally brash. At first glance, it would be easy to say Clytemnestra because she is having sexual relations with...
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of...
What is the purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of Orestes in Aeschylus' Eumenides? How does it serve the moral of the story?
View ArticleCompare Cassandra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus with Teiresias in Oedipus...
Compare Cassandra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus with Teiresias in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
View ArticleThe purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of Orestes...
The purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of Orestes in Aeschylus' "Eumenides", the final play in the "Oresteia" trilogy, is to resolve what appears to be an intractable moral...
View ArticleBoth Cassandra in "The Oresteia" by Aeschylus and Tireisias in "Oedipus...
Both Cassandra in "The Oresteia" by Aeschylus and Tireisias in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles are prophets with an authentic gift of prophecy. In both cases though, the gift is a mixed blessing, because it...
View ArticleHow is The Oresteia by Aeschylus not only the tragedy of the fall of the...
How is The Oresteia by Aeschylus not only the tragedy of the fall of the house of Atreus but also a study of the socio-political evolution of 5th century Athens?
View ArticleThe final play of "The Oresteia" trilogy by Aeschylus, the "Eumenides",...
The final play of "The Oresteia" trilogy by Aeschylus, the "Eumenides", finishes with a promise by the Furies, now transformed into the Eumenides, or Kindly Ones, to benefit Athens: Farewell, once more...
View ArticleExplain the Zeus' intent in the Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy.
Explain the Zeus' intent in the Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy.
View Articleexplain this quote from Agamemnon : ''why our child is here to give you...
explain this quote from Agamemnon : ''why our child is here to give you fitting welcome, Our true love's pledge ,Orestes. Have no uneasiness.''
View ArticleExplain the following quote from Agamemnon ``Apollo, Apollo! Leader of...
Explain the following quote from Agamemnon ``Apollo, Apollo! Leader of journeys, my destroyer!``
View ArticleWho is more brash in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Agamemnon or Clytemnestra?
Who is more brash in Aeschylus' Agamemnon, Agamemnon or Clytemnestra?
View ArticleWhat is the purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of...
What is the purpose of Athena's intervention at the end of the trial of Orestes in Aeschylus' Eumenides? How does it serve the moral of the story?
View ArticleCompare Cassandra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus with Teiresias in Oedipus...
Compare Cassandra in The Oresteia by Aeschylus with Teiresias in Oedipus Rex by Sophocles.
View ArticleHow is The Oresteia by Aeschylus not only the tragedy of the fall of the...
How is The Oresteia by Aeschylus not only the tragedy of the fall of the house of Atreus but also a study of the socio-political evolution of 5th century Athens?
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