“What was Aeschylus’s view of the Trojan war?”
Throughout much of classic Greek literature, the Trojan war is a commonly discussed theme. Many writers and artists have tackled this war, and what happened. It was generally thought of as fought by the bravest warriors at that time. This is what is commonly depicted within most of the Greek writings we have today. However, this is different for a man name Aeschylus. He had a vastly different complex view on the subject of the Trojan War. Aeschylus was a writer who lived from 525 B.C to 456 B.C. He wrote of the Trojan War very differently from the other works like Homer’s Odyssey.
Aeschylus was a great play write in ancient Greece, He was known for being the Father of tragedies. These at the time were very popular. He had written over 90 pieces on different tragedies of the time. Due to aging and weather in the area, modern civilization has only been able to recover 7 of his great works. One of the plays that survived was called The Oresteia Trilogy. This is a trilogy showcasing three large, well known tales based off the Trojan War. The first of these is called Agamemnon. This is what the RPC is focusing on right now. In Agamemnon, The story shows the Hero named Agamemnon, and it explains how he met his demise, by telling the story of his wife who ended up killing him. His wife’s name was Clytemnestra. The play then with Agamemnon’s son finding him and seeking revenge.
However, when reading the play, the reader discoverers that Agamemnon is fighting at Troy. In which case he does. The War is recorded for lasting 10 years. Then the Greeks would break through the defenses of the Trojans with the Trojan horse. The Trojan horse was built by the Greeks, and then they climbed inside. They left it on the Gates of Troy. This was a diversion gift. Once they were inside the city walls, however, the entire city was then burned and looted. They left no citizen alive in the entire city. On the return home from battle, a vicious storm hit the Greek army causing all of their boats but one to be destroyed. Karma had truly stricken the blood afflicted group. In the end, nobody truly won the war.
Ultimately the war is blamed by Agamemnon on two people. These people are named Helen and Paris. They had begun the entire conflict when Helen took Paris from here husband. This consequently caused the entire Trojan War to begin. This entire war costed Agamemnon his daughter, in which he had to sacrifice. It caused 18 million people to be destroyed and killed, The great city of Troy to be destroyed, and then Agamemnon to be killed by his wife.
As described, the Trojan war was caused by a relationship of two people. There may have been more causes of the war. However, the largest and most well known is the two people of Helen and Paris. Because of this, the City was lost, two armies fell two the hand of the Greeks, All the citizens died, the Greek boats were all destroyed except for one. Agamemnon had to sacrifice his own daughter, and he ended up being killed by his wife once he returned home. Aeschylus views on the Trojan war were grim and bleak. The best way to describe the way he thinks and views the Trojan war are that he thought it was terrible. He saw now winner, and nobody come out on top when the smoke cleared.
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