Greek Tragedy
(Author) AeschylusAgememnon is the first part of the Aeschylus's Orestian trilogy in which the leader of the Greek army returns from the Trojan war to be murdered by his treacherous wife Clytemnestra. In Sophocles' Oedipus Rex the king sets out to uncover the cause of the plague that has struck his city, only to disover the devastating truth about his relationship with his mother and his father. Medea is the terrible story of a woman's bloody revenge on her adulterous husband through the murder of her own children.
Aeschylus
Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright known for his tragic trilogy "Oresteia," revolutionized Greek drama with his use of multiple characters and grand themes. His distinctive style, characterized by powerful language and intense emotions, laid the foundation for the development of Western theater. Aeschylus is considered the father of tragedy.
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The Greek Tragedies
Seventeen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
