HUMA 1825 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Clytemnestra, Aeschylus, Pus

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A es chylus : o res teia (week two: the furies are described in the play as a swarm of hideous beasts, quite like the gorgons but with no wings. The furies are described as dark, dank and degusting creatures wrapped in black dismal rags with foul breath and stench and rotting pus oozing from their repulsive eyes (p. 120). They are described in the play as foul beasts repugnant to gods and untouched by man, spewed from the bowels of hell and despised by the. This imagery strongly suggests that the furies (the gods of vengeance) are a symbol of vengeance and justice who sought revenge on anyone who had done evil or committed murder. Their dark appearance symbolizes evil and fear to those who have provoked their wrath. The furies appear to be asleep as they only awaken to fight for justice and retribution by destroying the enemies of the slain one.

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