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!!As the plays are OlderThanFeudalism, all spoilers on this page are [[Administrivia/SpoilersOff unmarked]].
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* MoralMyopia: Clytemnestra is happy to cheat on her husband with Aegisthus, but is so outraged when he does the same with his SexSlave Cassandra that she murders her.
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* CycleOfRevenge: It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin, Aegisthus, has a hand in his death as the continuation of a blood feud between their fathers--Ag's father Atreus had [[ImAHumanitarian served up Aeg's brothers]] to their father, Thyestes, for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.
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* CycleOfRevenge: It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin, Aegisthus, has a hand in his death as the continuation of a blood feud between their fathers--Ag's father Atreus had [[ImAHumanitarian served up Aeg's brothers]] to their father, Thyestes, for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Aeg had then killed Atreus and put Thyestes on the throne, but Ag and his brother had ousted him. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.
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* MoralMyopia: Clytemnestra is happy to cheat on her husband with Aegisthus, but is so outraged when he does the same with his SexSlave Cassandra that she murders her.
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* CycleOfRevenge: It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers--Ag's father Atreus had [[ImAHumanitarian served up Aeg's brothers]] to their father Thyestes for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Both Electra and Pylades are introduced in ''Theatre/TheLibationBearers'' but aren't in ''Theatre/{{Eumenides}}''
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These questions had been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon (which occurred during the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) and were the inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'', three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
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These questions had been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon (which occurred during the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) and were the inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'', three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
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The story's over two thousand years old; I think we can safely say the spoiler period is over.
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* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
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* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers--Ag's father Atreus had [[ImAHumanitarian served up Aeg's brothers]] to their father Thyestes for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
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* DeusExMachina: Literally, since[[spoiler:that's that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since
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* MortonsFork: Orestes' situation. His mother, Clytemnestra, slew his father, Agamemnon. If Orestes fails to avenge Agamemnon, then the Furies, goddesses of guilt and revenge, will pursue him to the ends of the earth. However, if Orestes murders his own mother - even if in sanctioned vengeance - the Furies will ''still'' pursue him to the ends of the earth!
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* DownerEnding: Played straight, but also subverted. In the first play of the trilogy, Clytemnestra seems to get away with Agamemnon's murder. However, the next play dealt with Orestes' vengeance against her. Of course, that is itself a big no-no, so Orestes is tormented by the Furies. The next play of the trilogy is a trial, which ends in the acquittal of Orestes, making the trilogy as a whole end on an up note. This was quite an innovation at the time, as a trilogy of plays produced for the City Dionysia were normally unrelated.
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* DownerEnding: Played straight, but also subverted.Subverted. In the first play of the trilogy, Clytemnestra seems to get away with Agamemnon's murder. However, the next play dealt with Orestes' vengeance against her. Of course, that is itself a big no-no, so Orestes is tormented by the Furies. The next play of the trilogy is a trial, which ends in the acquittal of Orestes, making the trilogy as a whole end on an up note. This was quite an innovation at the time, as a trilogy of plays produced for the City Dionysia were normally unrelated.
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* BigScrewedUpFamily: The Tantalides are a ''mess''.
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* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
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* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, a princess of Troy and now Agamemnon's prize of war, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
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* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers--Ag's father Atreus had [[ImAHumanitarian served up Aeg's brothers brothers]] to their father Thyestes for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
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* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers.fathers--Ag's father Atreus had served up Aeg's brothers to their father Thyestes for having an affair with Atreus' wife. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
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* BecauseDestinySaysSo
* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
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* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
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These questions have been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon.(During the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) And with that is the influence and inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'' Three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
These three plays, detail the sordid affairs due to a curse on the House of Atreus. The trilogy consists of
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These questions have had been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon.(During Marathon (which occurred during the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) And with that is and were the influence and inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'' Three Trilogy'', three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
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* NightmareFuel: According to contemporary accounts, the Eumenides in the ''Oresteia'' caused fainting and [[BringMyBrownPants sphincter trouble]] in the audience at its premiere.
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* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when [[WhatTheHellHero Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy. Troy.]] He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
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[[caption-width-right:239:And you thought ''your'' family had problems.]]
What is justice? How is it related to vengeance? Can justice be reconciled with the demands of religion, the violence of human feeling, or the forces of fate?
These questions have been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon.(During the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) And with that is the influence and inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'' Three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
These three plays, detail the sordid affairs due to a curse on the House of Atreus. The trilogy consists of
* ''Theatre/{{Agamemnon}}''
* ''Theatre/TheLibationBearers'' (Choēphoroi)
* ''Theatre/{{Eumenides}}''
{{Aeschylus}} shows us that unchecked violence gives birth to further violence, murder begets more murder.
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!! Tropes in the ''Oresteia'' include:
* ClassicalMythology
* DownerEnding: Played straight, but also subverted. In the first play of the trilogy, Clytemnestra seems to get away with Agamemnon's murder. However, the next play dealt with Orestes' vengeance against her. Of course, that is itself a big no-no, so Orestes is tormented by the Furies. The next play of the trilogy is a trial, which ends in the acquittal of Orestes, making the trilogy as a whole end on an up note. This was quite an innovation at the time, as a trilogy of plays produced for the City Dionysia were normally unrelated.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo
* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy. He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* GreekChorus
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: According to contemporary accounts, the Eumenides in the ''Oresteia'' caused fainting and [[BringMyBrownPants sphincter trouble]] in the audience at its premiere.
* MissingEpisode: The Oresteia would originally have been performed with a 4th comic play, ''Proteus''. It has not survived.
* SatyrPlay: ''Proteus''.
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[[caption-width-right:239:And you thought ''your'' family had problems.]]
What is justice? How is it related to vengeance? Can justice be reconciled with the demands of religion, the violence of human feeling, or the forces of fate?
These questions have been asked by Athenians for decades after the battle of Marathon.(During the first Persian invasion of Greece, in 490 BC) And with that is the influence and inspiration for ''The Oresteian Trilogy'' Three ancient Greek [[{{Tragedy}} tragedies]] written by {{Aeschylus}}.
These three plays, detail the sordid affairs due to a curse on the House of Atreus. The trilogy consists of
* ''Theatre/{{Agamemnon}}''
* ''Theatre/TheLibationBearers'' (Choēphoroi)
* ''Theatre/{{Eumenides}}''
{{Aeschylus}} shows us that unchecked violence gives birth to further violence, murder begets more murder.
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!! Tropes in the ''Oresteia'' include:
* ClassicalMythology
* DownerEnding: Played straight, but also subverted. In the first play of the trilogy, Clytemnestra seems to get away with Agamemnon's murder. However, the next play dealt with Orestes' vengeance against her. Of course, that is itself a big no-no, so Orestes is tormented by the Furies. The next play of the trilogy is a trial, which ends in the acquittal of Orestes, making the trilogy as a whole end on an up note. This was quite an innovation at the time, as a trilogy of plays produced for the City Dionysia were normally unrelated.
* BecauseDestinySaysSo
* CassandraTruth: Agamemnon features the actual Cassandra, who tells the Greek Chorus that she's going to die by Clytemnestra's hand, but they don't seem to understand her.
* CycleOfRevenge: [[spoiler:It all began when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigeneia so that the Greek army could sail out for Troy. He returns home after ten years of war, only to be murdered by his wife Clytemnestra. Then Orestes, their son, felt it was his duty to kill ''her'', and so on and so forth. Also note that Ag's cousin Aegisthus has a hand in his death as the continuation of a bloodfeud between their fathers. Finding a resolution to this cycle that does not involve the death of every named character is the focus of the final play.]]
* DeusExMachina: Literally, since [[spoiler:that's the only way the CycleOfRevenge is concluded.]]
* GreekChorus
* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: According to contemporary accounts, the Eumenides in the ''Oresteia'' caused fainting and [[BringMyBrownPants sphincter trouble]] in the audience at its premiere.
* MissingEpisode: The Oresteia would originally have been performed with a 4th comic play, ''Proteus''. It has not survived.
* SatyrPlay: ''Proteus''.
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