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The Theme of "Revenge and Justice" in Aeschylus's Agamemnon

Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the first play of the trilogy, calls our attention to a central concept of justice; Justice as revenge. From the killing of Agamemnon and Cassandra and also from the prophesy of Cassandra (that Clytemnestra will be killed due to her action) we find a clear concept of Justice. That Agamemnon is killed for his and his father's action and that Cassandra is killed for her betrayal to god, Apollo and Clytemnestra and Agisthus will be killed for killing Agamemnon and Cassandra are the acts of Justice. And justice is done in the form of revenge. The pre-Olympian religion equates ‘justice with vengeance’. Moreover there are ‘the Furies’, the three avenging deities, whose function is, as it is said: "… to punish three major sins: blasphemy against the gods; treachery to a host or guest, and the shedding of kindred blood." So those who commit above mentioned sins are worth to be punished. In the very beginning of the play, Agamemnon, the Ki...