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The Oresteia
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contains a string of bloody acts, all resulting from one conflicted decision. Because of this decision, Iphigeneia dies, Agamemnon dies, and Clytaemestra dies. The bloodshed is tragic because the slaughtering is all within one family. The decision that provokes the other decisions is Agamemnon' ....
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.... of battle? For them to urge such sacrifice of innocent blood angrily, for their wrath is great-it is right. May all be well yet" (Aeschylus, 212-216).
Agamemnon is clearly letting his passion for honor on the battlefield prevail over his love for Iphigeneia. This is understandable though, because back then the woman was not nearly as important as honor and glory on the front. If he had been in a rational state of mind, he would have sat down and recognized the implications of his decision. .... |
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