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Similarities Between The Plays Of Aeschylus The Oresteia

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Aeschylus’ The Oresteia not only ends the life of Agamemnon, Clytemnestra, and Aeghistus but also the deathly curse that afflicts the House of Atreus – the house to which these three belong. This curse, however, has many similarities from generation to generation, such as the killing of children to serve a higher purpose – for Tantalus, this was to feed the gods, while for Atreus this was to taunt Thyestes; The parallels between the three plays of the Oresteia can be examined by focusing on the nature of tragedy with respect to Agamemnon, the Libation Bearers, and the Furies. These plays, as separate dramas and as a trilogy, show repetitive tragedies that are directly connected to the characters from the plays’ titles by unifying the title

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