CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Aegisthus, Clytemnestra, Aeschylus
22 Jan 2017
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Le(cid:272)ture (cid:1005)3: aes(cid:272)hylus" oresteia; agamemnon and libation bearers. Tragic- pertaining to tragedy as a genre, not sad. Heroism in tragedy- tragedians not interested in heroic ideals, but how a hero would fit into contemporary life (not well) Tragedy shows the downfall of the hero/of royalty (athenians were a democratic society)- agamemnon fits the model. Ag is warmly welcomed by the chorus, but not by clytemnestra- she succeeds in controlling his action on stage w the visual effect of the carpet. Carpet is a strong visual impact on the audience- not usually many props or action in tragedy. Cly"s prayer to )eus- prayer for h. Er hus(cid:271)a(cid:374)d"s death, (cid:271)old, she thi(cid:374)ks )eus aids her (cid:894)(cid:449)hi(cid:272)h is true- ag does die) Cassandra- princess, priestess of apollo, prophet that no one understands. Mirror of previous scene- cly attempts to coax someone into the house, but this ti(cid:373)e it does(cid:374)"t (cid:449)ork o(cid:374) cass (cid:894)does(cid:374)"t liste(cid:374) or respo(cid:374)d i(cid:374) a(cid:374)y (cid:449)ay(cid:895)
