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1
Q

When did Aeschylus live?

A

525-455

2
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Aeschylus

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Father of Tragedy
Fought in Persian wars
Used special effects and dialogue

3
Q

Setting of the play performance

A

Dionysia (religious festival)

4
Q

Dionysia

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Spring, performed plays once, competition, 3 tragedies and 1 Satyr play (separate comedy competition)

5
Q

Date

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458

6
Q

Trilogy

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Orestia

7
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Orestia

A

Trilogy about the curse of the house of Atreus

8
Q

Plot

A
Return from Trojan war
Wife kills him
Takes Aegisthus as a husband
Orestes kills his mother
endless cycle broken by legal justice system
9
Q

What does the play show?

A

Changing world views on war- The Trojan war is portrayed as bad, everyone is miserable, same issues as current Persian war

10
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Clytemnestra

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Agamemnon’s wife, described like a man

11
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What did Agamemnon do that his wife wants to kill him?

A

Sacrificed their daughter to get good winds

12
Q

Iphigenia

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Daughter

13
Q

Cassandra

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Trojan princess and prophet, cursed that no one ever believes her prophecies

14
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Aegisthus

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Agamemnon’s cousin

15
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Orestes

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Agamemnon’s son, kills his mother