Orestes

Between all three readings within the article, the one that is the most believable is “Orestes Brownson Questions the Lowell System 1840”. Although the other two readings are very infOrmative and sound just as legitimate, this text gives off a very strong feeling of guilt and makes you feel bad for the women that work within the mills. Brownson, the writer of this reading, shows many facts about why Lowell System is bad for the women who work in the factories and how it benefits no one besides the boss of the entire factory instead. Brownson’s three main reasons why women, who work within the mills, are treated unfairly are, they do not work as long as they want in the mills, their bosses are gaining the most money by doing the least amount…

This claim is based on the presence of divine intervention within each work. In the Odyssey, Athena is a fundamental factor in Odysseus’ quest home, and eventual slaughter of his wife’s suitors. Her intervention creates an unfair advantage for Odysseus, thus making his retribution against the suitors not fully just. In the Oresteia, the forced intervention of Apollo telling Orestes to commit Matricide is what causes the Furies to flock to Orestes, claiming that he needs to be punished. Orestes’…

the respect owed by Orestes to his father is the driving plot in the second play in the trilogy. However, both Clytemnestra and Orestes prove that the mother has sway over her children as well in ancient Greek life. When they finally grasp the meaning of the dream, Clytemnestra bares her breast to her son, a reminder of the connection the two of them shared long ago. Despite being the snake coiled around her breast in the dream, ready to bite, this reminder causes Orestes to hesitate. Both…

Greeting his sister Electra, he reveals that the oracle of Apollo require that he avenge his father. He kills his mother and her lover similarly to how she killed Agamemnon, and afterwards seeks Delphic council to purify himself. Later departing to Athens, his mother Clytemnestra’s ghost spurs the Furies to seek revenge against Orestes. These Furies, as they exist in the Athenian mythological culture, represent the human urge to punish those who have done wrong. In effect, their vengeful fury…

The myth of Agamemnon and his son Orestes has impacted many different customs and actions of today’s society and culture. The main points of the story have connected through Ritual theories that are used today, the structural world and how it has changed from ancient times to modern times, and the allegories that are associated with the stories in this myth and how they relate to the comparisons that are used today. During the first play, Agamemnon returns back from the Trojan War and his wife…

new became divided amongst themselves as they attempted to sort out the “madness” of Orestes’ family and the events that led to the death of his father and mother, as well as his mother’s lover. The lines are hardly black and white as ideas of justice, duty, and morality become blurred in the chaos. But, at the end of Aeschylus’ tale, all parties (which are still living) come to a peaceful agreement in which a court pronounces justice and the killing finally comes to an end. However, for a story…

This piece of artwork is a krater decorated using the red-figure technique. This krater is used to illustrate the story of the purification of Orestes at Delphi. In this scene, Orestes and his sister Elektra are seeking safety in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi. They’re hiding from the furies who are known for punishing wrongdoers. In the temple, the artist draws Apollo himself standing before the two temple visitors (Plaque Title). The artist doesn’t leave any of the vase unpainted. The scene…

In the mid-1800’s, Orestes Brownson and Horrace Mann are both known for having strong acts on public education in America. Brownson approached with a Democratic Localism ideology and wanted schools to be operated by the people of the state, having the citizens choose what to learn and not to learn. Brownson also felt the board of education was an oppressive force against the people and that the school board’s goal was to be in favor of the wealthy. Mann aimed to give the people a common…

Clytemnestra, acting as a loving mother, vowed to avenge her daughter’s death, but later on goes to curse her own son, Orestes. Clytemnestra even claims to send Orestes off with loving intentions, rather it was for her own security. Furthermore, The Libation Bearers questions Clytemnestra’s motherhood with a disturbing serpent metaphor. Therefore, Clytemnestra’s…

Foreshadowing: Orestes and Electra talk about getting vengeance on their mother and her lover, Aegisthus, for killing their father previously (196). Protagonist’s goal: The protagonist’s goal (Orestes) is to get vengeance on his father’s death by killing Aegisthus and Clytemnestra. Point of Attack: Orestes knocks on the doors of the palace and Clytemnestra answers. He pretends to be someone else and tells her that Orestes is dead and asks her to send Aegisthus to hear the news (209).…