Orestea by Aeschylus
A royal house is torn apart by murder and revenge when a returning warlord is slain by his wife and her lover, setting off a cycle of bloodshed as the slain man’s son returns to avenge him by killing his mother; pursued by ancient avenging spirits, he faces a landmark trial that moves the resolution from private vendetta to public law, exploring the clash between personal retribution and emerging civic justice and the transformation of lingering curses into institutional order.
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- Alternate Titles
- - The Oresteia
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