The Oresteia Study Guide consists of approx. 57 pages of summaries and analysis on The Oresteia by Aeschylus. Browse the literature study guide below:
The play begins with an ode (speech) spoken by a Watchman, who describes himself as being posted on the roof of Agamemnon's and Clytemnestra's palace in Mycenae, watching for a prearranged sign (a bonfire) that Agamemnon is on his way home from the Trojan War. As he speaks of Clytemnestra's strength of will and of a strange feeling of oppressive fear (see "Quotes", p. 112), he sees the bonfire and rejoices, calling out to Clytemnestra to wake and welcome Agamemnon joyfully. (
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