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...What lead Orestes Brownson to coin the term Manifest Destiny? Religion for many centuries offered different “school of thoughts” which scholars also term as "truth-claims”, hence a feeling of being an American. These truth claims offer different ideologies, which are based according to the nature of the religion. Orestes Brownson, is considered to be a founding father of one “school of thought”, as he declared out of all of the states of the Western Hemisphere, the America only had a “destiny.” This meant that America as he saw it had been chosen to do marvellous things in the history of humanity. Thus, the Manifest Destiny concept is based on the idea that America had a divine providence. However, there...
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.... It should also be noted, however, that the abduction of Helen, or rather her elopement with Paris, took place by intervention of Hera and Aphrodite, goddesses of Olympus. Yet, the two in spite of their immortal nature, are still women like Helen herself. 5. Electra: The Role of Electra in The Death of Clytemnestra Greek mythology introduces Electra as an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon, brother of Menelaus, and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted to avenge their father’s death by the hands of their own mother and stepfather Aegisthus. It is from her name that the psychological term “electra complex”—the unresolved, unconscious libidinous desire of a daughter for her father, was coined....
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The role of the city of Athens is to show forgiveness to mortals who sinned, because of the fates that the gods molded. “Oedipus at Colonus” shows how Oedipus, an exiled ruler of Thebes, is accepted and even respected at Athens, even when the Chorus finds him as a “doomed man” (Sophocles, 236). King Theseus is also an “exile” (Sophocles, 640) himself, and he shows pity to Oedipus. Theseus goes as far as defending Oedipus, in case someone tries to take him away from Athens: “I do know that no one/will take you out of here against my will” (Sophocles, 753-754). Apparently, during the 5th century BCE, Athens has become a kind of refuge for different personalities who can be forgiven. The same also happens for Orestes,...
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Plato’s Apology and Aeschylus’ Eumenides both present the transition from an old order to a new one and, in different ways, embody the human condition of duality. Whereas in the Apology Socrates pleads his case by asking questions that probe the deeper recesses of the mind, Aeschylus presents us with characters who engage in spirited debate and accusation. Thus, we are presented with two very different definitions of and perspectives on the subject of justice. Yet the entire spectrum of motivation toward and contemplation of justice is addressed in both.
Let us first look at Aeschylus’ work. In Eumenides, the third in Aeschylus’ Oreseias trilogy, Apollo leads Orestes to kill his mother, Clytemnestra, who...
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.... The leader rushes in and discovers that both Agamemnon and Cassandra were murdered by Clytemnestra with a sword. Later, Aegisthus triumph the death of Agamemnon.
The second of the three tragedies entitled The Libation Bearers deals with the revenge Orestes due to the murder of his father which was committed by his own mother. Orestes decided that the best way to avenge his dad's death was to actually kill his own mother. His plan was painfully to him for the death of her mother meant him being considered as an orphan. Apollo commanded him with the plan. To achieve his intention, Orestes is forced to sneak in cover up into the dwelling of the usurper. Although he strongly believed...
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...with the fact that she is very angry (Goldhill, 2004, p.65); she is so angry that she tries to hide her mood by offering to Agamemnon the appropriate honour – as a victor of the war – in his returning home.
After the killing of Agamemnon, the gender conflict continues to influence the development of the myth; Orestes – the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra – returns home and decides to take revenge for the killing of his father. The conflict between male and female appears again – and its extremely strong. However, Orestes had to face the fact that Clytemnestra is his mother. If he would kill her he was going to suffer from the thoughts of his action (named as Erinyes, the gods that represented the...
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...to servitude and exiled Orestes. However, the god Apollo ordered Orestes to return to avenge the death of his father. He was aided by group of co-conspirators in killing Clytaemestra and Aegisthus. Like his mother had done to his fathers body, he displayed the bodies with the proclamation that justice was served. The catch though was the rage of primal goddesses called the Furies who began chasing after him for murdering his mother. (2)
Orestes took the supplicatory position before Athenes statue, the one who is to judge his case, and begs for her help. His torment began with the arrival of the Furies with their of promises and bribery. Athene entered the scene and demanded to know what...
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...Agamemnon to apply vengeance for his sacrifice of their daughter. Electra retaliates by opposing that integrity cannot be attained by countering murder of one person with another killing.
Electra represents the woman in Greek society. The play portrays the unimportance of women in the Greek society considering mistreatment that she undergoes. Her sister Chrysothemis plays down in order to benefit from the authority, unlike her who insists on justice for wrong doings by her mother. When Orestes revealed his identity to Electica, his sisters’ passion at the prospect of finally exacting vengeance increased, and she gained confidence, validating an intense ambiguity to her first persistence to look for justice. Electra...
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...for sacrificing her daughter and partly because of her adulterous relationship with his cousin. The second play, The Libation Bearers portrays the revenge of Agamemnon’s children, Electra and Orestes against their mother for his death. When Orestes slays Aegisthus and his mother Clytemnestra, he is guilt-wracked and maddened by the incarnations of the Furies as a result of his mother’s curse. The final sequel, Eumenides is the trial of Orestes for his matricide, in which jury is organized by goddess Athena. The story ends with the acquittal of Orestes by Athena. The entire trilogy revolves around a series of retributive blood shedding acts, which is resolved and...
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