The play that I selected was The Persians by Aeschylus translated by George Theodoridis copyright in 2009 with the rights reserved by Bacchicstage. The characters in this play include Xeres, who was the King of Persia at the time and is presented in the play as a dejected king who was responsible for the downfall of Persia because of his young rash decisions to go to war with the Greeks. When described by the ghost of his father, Darius, he is presented as a young king who would do anything to bring glory to the country, but his decisions are reckless and not well planned. His mother, Atossa, blames his downfall on the councilmen that goaded him for not surpassing the glory of his father. He is portrayed as a man so wrecked by his calamity
…show more content…
In particular, it shows how the Royal House comes to terms that their once powerful kingdom has now submitted to defeat, and most importantly how the new King Xeres is living with the fact that he is responsible for their downfall with his impulsive decisions. This play is similar to the play Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus because they both describe how the impetuous actions of Kings can negatively affect everyone around them. The actions of Eteocles and Polynices greed for the throne leads to them killing one another in battle. This leads to Antigone and the tragedies that occurred there. In the lines 552-554 where the chorus said, “Xeres who’s sent them to their destruction! Xeres! It was a dreadful, mindless mistake to take our men aboard those ships!” it is shown that the blame is placed on Xeres for their …show more content…
Agamemnon suffered the consequences from Artemis when he had to kill his own daughter to get the winds to move, and Xeres suffered the loss of his men and the glory when he built the bridge against the gods wishes. In line 361, when the messenger was recalling the events he said, “When Xeres heard this, instead of seeing the trap the Greeks set on him, or even the hatred the Gods had against him,” this shows that in most Greek tragedies the actions of the gods can determine their fate and whether they prosper or
In particular, it shows how the Royal House comes to terms that their once powerful kingdom has now submitted to defeat, and most importantly how the new King Xeres is living with the fact that he is responsible for their downfall with his impulsive decisions. This play is similar to the play Seven Against Thebes by Aeschylus because they both describe how the impetuous actions of Kings can negatively affect everyone around them. The actions of Eteocles and Polynices greed for the throne leads to them killing one another in battle. This leads to Antigone and the tragedies that occurred there. In the lines 552-554 where the chorus said, “Xeres who’s sent them to their destruction! Xeres! It was a dreadful, mindless mistake to take our men aboard those ships!” it is shown that the blame is placed on Xeres for their …show more content…
Agamemnon suffered the consequences from Artemis when he had to kill his own daughter to get the winds to move, and Xeres suffered the loss of his men and the glory when he built the bridge against the gods wishes. In line 361, when the messenger was recalling the events he said, “When Xeres heard this, instead of seeing the trap the Greeks set on him, or even the hatred the Gods had against him,” this shows that in most Greek tragedies the actions of the gods can determine their fate and whether they prosper or