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Eumenides

Aeschylus
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Aeschylus

Eumenides

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 458

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    • Essay Topics

    1.

    Discuss Apollo’s role in the play. What are his motivations? Why does he help Orestes?

    2.

    What is the function of the Ghost of Clytemnestra in the play? Why is it significant that she is the one who wakes up the Furies and urges them on?

    3.

    Why do the Furies continue to pursue Orestes even after Apollo has purified him?

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