I cannot seem to side with either the Furies, or
Apollo/Orestes because they are both at fault for allowing murders and crimes
of passion. Although I can see both perspectives and motivations, they are
still in the wrong because they committed murder. I believe that the Furies’
argument in saying the murder of Clytaemnestra’s husband was more acceptable
than the murder of Orestes’ mother. Murder is murder, bottom line. Blood lines
and marital ties should not determine which murder is worse. I do appreciate the
end of the play and how it ended peacefully – Athena resolved the issues fairly
well, leaving both sides of the dispute content.
I commented on Darby’s and Travis’s posts!
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