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A Portrayel of Women in the Oresteia
Title: A Portrayel of Women in the Oresteia
Category: Literature / Novels
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A Portrayel of Women in the Oresteia
In The Oresteia, Aeschylus advocates the importance of the male role in society over that of the female. The entire trilogy can be seen as a subtle proclamation of the superiority of men over women. Yet, the women create the real interest in the plays. Their characters are the impetus that makes everything occur.
The most complex and compelling character in the three plays is Clytaemnestra. Clytaemnestra is consumed with thoughts of revenge. She seeks …showed first 75 words of 884 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 884 total…sphere over that of the female sphere, Athena domesticates the Furies in the final pages of the last play of the trilogy and consigns them to the "traditional" feminine role in society while she takes on the more prestigious, man's role of the diplomat.
Although the women are considered inferior in The Oresteia, they are actually the backbone of the entire trilogy. Without a character like Clytaemnestra, the plays would have lacked complexity and intrigue.
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