The OresteiaAeschylus' famed tragedies 'Agamemnon', 'The Libation Bearers' and 'The Eumenides' comprise 'The Oresteia', which uses the story of a family curse and a long history of murder and revenge to raise haunting questions about the nature and the price of justice. |
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