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Aeschylus

            
             Aeschylus was born in Eleusis in 525 BC. He had a vision when he was young of the god, Dionysus, who ordered him to write tragedies. This is exactly what Aeschylus did and became known as the Father of Tragedy. About ninety plays were written by him but only seven survived.
             One of the seven surviving plays is called Seven Against Thebes. In this play Aeschylus suggests that the true cause of wickedness is ambition, greed and lack of moral fortitude. Which eliminated using the gods as an excuse for wickedness. Unlike Socrates, Aeschylus demanded that man take responsibility for their actions. Suggesting that man does know right from wrong. As opposed to Socrates belief that when man does wrong it is because he does not know any better. I must go with Aeschylus on this. Only when dealing with the very young may ignorance explain misbehavior, in which case it is then the parents fault for not properly educating their children. .
             According to legend, Aeschylus was killed when an eagle mistook his bald head for a rock and dropped a tortoise on it to break the shell. Whether this tale is true or not, Aeschylus did leave behind his sons to carry on his work just as Socrates did so as not to be forgotten.
            


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1. Justice in the Works of Aeschylus

In Aeschylus' two plays Agamemnon, and The Libation Bearers, he demonstrates that a crime committed cannot go without being noticed and without everyone getting the justice they deserve. ... Both of Aeschylus' plays show the idea of justice being served throughout them all by way of murder, and it is usually driven by revenge and vengeance. ... Bitterness had been stirring in Clytemnestra for ten years, and "[i]t [was] treachery [that controlled] the house, waiting to avenge a slaughtered child, " (Aeschylus 184). ... Little does she know, "the man who acts will suffer, " (Aeschylus...

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  • Grade Level: Undergraduate

2. Sophocles and His Precursors

Other than Sophocles, before him, were Aeschylus and Euripides. ... Aeschylus, the first of these play writers, was born in Eleusis around 525 B.C (Helaine) in a city near Athens. ... Aeschylus composed his first tragedy at the age of twenty six years old (Bates). ... When Aeschylus began play writing, it was a fairly new idea. ... Aeschylus's plays held a recurring set of traits. ...

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3. Aeschylus' Persians and the Depiction of Kingship

In contrast, Aeschylus' Persians provides a description of a Persian king from the perspective of a commoner. Aeschylus was a Greek poet and soldier from Eleusis who lived from 525 BC to 456 BC. ... Aeschylus' Persians provides an interesting depiction of the two Persian kings. ... In Persians, Aeschylus portrays the Persians as an enslaved people: they are forced to submit to the whim of their king, Xerxes. ... The Behistun Monument, the reliefs at Apadana, and Aeschylus' Persians are connected works; each depicts the Persian king and monarchy as a whole in a varying light. ...

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4. Piety and Censorship

Aeschylus presents controversy about defining justice between different gods in the Eumenides. ... Aeschylus represents a world filled with magic and divinities, something far from today's reality, creating the argument that while both Aeschylus and Plato demonstrate reasonable interpretations of justice, justice as explored through censorship and lies is much more convincing and relevant than justice explored through piety and ancient tradition as seen in the Eumenides. ... Aeschylus' discussion of justice is dependent on a debate between different divinities. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

5. Agamemnon

Tragic Propaganda: Aeschylus" Intentions Language is Aeschylus' juggernaut: he uses striking, innovative words to drive an image into the mind of his audience. Clytaemestra, notorious as a villain or perhaps an anti- heroine, effectively acts as a medium for Aeschylus" brilliant rhetoric in Agamemnon. ... One of the ways Aeschylus builds Clytaemestra's power at the play's climax is through the involution of murder depicted as a sacrifice. ... Aeschylus also intentionally confuses certain basic spheres of words. ... Aeschylus I. ...

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6. Imagery of the Lion in Agamemnon

Imagery of the Lion in Agamemnon In Aeschylus" Agamemnon, symbolism is prominent throughout the play, and it is used to represent the feelings of the characters. ... Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Aeschylus, an obvious product of his idealistic time, would incorporate this belief of symbols into his writing. ... In Agamemnon, Aeschylus makes known the similarities between many of the characters and this beast through their common lion-like qualities. ... Aeschylus uses this reference to tell the story of Helen of Troy and the purpose for the war. ... Presenting a vision of power...

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7. Imagery Of The Lion In Agamemnon

Imagery of the Lion in Agamemnon In Aeschylus" Agamemnon, symbolism is prominent throughout the play, and it is used to represent the feelings of the characters. ... Therefore, it comes as no surprise that Aeschylus, an obvious product of his idealistic time, would incorporate this belief of symbols into his writing. ... In Agamemnon, Aeschylus makes known the similarities between many of the characters and this beast through their common lion-like qualities. ... Aeschylus uses this reference to tell the story of Helen of Troy and the purpose for the war. ... Presenting a vision of power...

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8. Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato And Dante

In The Oresteia by Aeschylus the definition of dike is the relationship between individuals. ... Aeschylus, through the trial, is trying to say that the old cyclical system of revenge need not continue. ...

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  • Grade Level: High School

9. Manifestation Through Alien Ey

Aeschylus cannot think this. ... Some believe Aeschylus was forced to write the Oresteia by an angry mob of young radicals. ... Which leads us to the story, Aeschylus clearly hides ideas in his paper. ... This is the prevailing theory, was Aeschylus and the gang really gay (not as in merry but MARY). ... If Aeschylus were gay, which he might have been, it would change the entire meaning of the Oresteia. ...

  • Word Count: 1551
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  • Grade Level: High School

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