In this story, we are seeing the imperfections of the gods and the justice system at the time. The fact that Orestes escaped all punishment is unlawful. No matter the reason, a crime is a crime, and no one is to escape the law. If someone committed the same crime, one would expect the justice system to convict the criminal, if backed by enough evidence. I almost feel like the gods are the corrupt lobbyists in the world today. This is a great example of that.
P.S. I commented on Hannah and Abigail's posts.
Hm... I also see your point in this argument as well. It's like in today's society when we take the law into our hands, becoming the kings of our own lives. But, if everyone does this, how will we know what is exactly right and wrong if everyone has their one opinion?
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. Perhaps we should stick to that old saying of not repeating the past, especially since this is a work of well known literary merit.
ReplyDeleteI find it irritating that he was let off with no punishment, but isn't that so true for today's justice system?
ReplyDeleteBut we don't kill executioners in today's society--iIt would be like killing the person who is in charge of the lethal injection or the electric chair just because he actually offed the person even though the judge ruled for the executioner to kill the guilty person.
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