Aeschylus

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one of the three great ancient Greek dramatists

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To what extent were Agamemnon and Clytemnestra responsible for their own deaths. -- An exploration of responsibility in the Oresteia of Aeschylus
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		The Internet Classics Archive -- Aeschylus -- Full text translations of all of Aeschylus' plays and comments & discussions about them. http://classics.mit.edu/Browse/index-Aes... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 334 1 users have rated it an average of 4 stars     [rate it] Rivendell's Drama Page -- Aeschylus -- Background and historical context, list of translations and an excellent essay entitled two truths. http://www.watson.org/rivendell/dramagre... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 187 2 users have rated it an average of 4 stars     [rate it] Aeschylus at Creighton University -- A few links to resources, recommended reading section and very good Ancient Greece index. http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/worldli... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 144 0 users have rated it an average of 0 stars     [rate it] Aeschylus at ClassicalCivilisation.com -- A brief outline of Aeschylus' life; website offers excellent background information on Greek civilisation. http://www.classicalcivilisation.com/peo... Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 169 0 users have rated it an average of 0 stars     [rate it] Concordances Aeschylus' Seven Plays -- Search Aeschylus' seven plays in this comprehensive text and word index. http://www.concordance.com/aeschylus.htm Editorial Rating: Number of Visitors: 212 2 users have rated it an average of 2.5 stars     [rate it]

     

I would far rather be ignorant than wise in the foreboding of evil. -- Suppliants, 453.

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"Honour thy father and thy mother" stands written among the three laws of most revered righteousness. -- Suppliants, 707.

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Words are the physicians of a mind diseased. -- Prometheus, 378.

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Time as he grows old teaches many lessons. -- Prometheus, 981.

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God's mouth knows not to utter falsehood, but he will perform each word. -- Prometheus, 1032.

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Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old. -- Agamemnon, 584.

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Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.... I well know that mirror of friendship, shadow of a shade. -- Agamemnon, 832.

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Exiles feed on hope. -- Agamemnon, 1668.

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Success is man's god. -- Choephoræ, 59.

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So in the Libyan fable it is told
That once an eagle, stricken with a dart,
Said, when he saw the fashion of the shaft,
"With our own feathers, not by others' hands,
Are we now smitten." -- Frag. 135 (trans. by Plumptre).

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