Χοηφόροι
1988
A classic Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. This play is the second part of the ''Oresteia'' trilogy, focusing on themes of revenge, justice, and familial duty. It delves into the intense emotions surrounding Orestes’ quest to avenge his father's murder, primarily involving the characters Orestes, his sister Electra, and their mother Clytemnestra. The opening of ''Χοηφόροι'' introduces us to the grim aftermath of King Agamemnon's death, with his widow Clytemnestra haunted by nightmares and sending Electra to perform ritual offerings at her father's grave. As the unsuspecting siblings, Electra and Orestes, emotionally reconnect in their mourning, they plot revenge against Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, who conspired to murder Agamemnon. The stage is set for a dramatic exploration of vengeance and the weight of destiny as Orestes grapples with the moral implications of fulfilling the oracle's command to restore justice for his father's death.
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“No man can go through lifeand reach the end unharmed.Aye, trouble is now,and trouble still to come.””
— Aeschylus
“Time brings all things to pass.””
— Aeschylus
“Who acts, shall endure. So speaks the voice of the age-old wisdom.””
— Aeschylus
“Here I am. Look no furter. No one loves you more than I.””
— Aeschylus
“We call on the gods, and the gods well knowwhat storms torment us, sailors whirled to nothing.But if we are to live and reach the haven,one small seed could grow a mighty tree -””
— Aeschylus
“and life beats on, andwe nurse our lives with tears,to the sound of ripping linen beat our robes in sorrow,close to the breast the beats throband laughter's gone and fortune throbs and throbs.””
— Aeschylus
“No dreams, these torments,not to me, they're clear, real - the houndsof mother's hate.””
— Aeschylus
“Marvels, the Earth breeds many marvels,terrible marvels overwhelm us.The heaving arms of the sea embrace and swarmwith savage life. And high in the no man's land of nighttorches hang like swords.””
— Aeschylus
“You are dreaming, children,dreams dearer than gold, more blestthan the Blest beyond the North Wind's raging.Dreams are easy, oh,but the double lash is striking home.””
— Aeschylus
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