Now, his wife Clytemnestra is determined to take a grisly revenge …
But victory came at an appalling price – the sacrifice of his eldest daughter, Iphigenia. The Trojan War is over, and conquering hero Agamemnon arrives home to Argos. To break the chain, their private vendetta must become public, as questions of guilt and justification are decided in the first ever homicide trial. At once a family saga, morality tale and courtroom drama, it recounts how two generations of the cursed House of Atreus become locked into a deadly cycle of atrocities.
The classic trilogy about murder, revenge and justice, as heard on BBC Radio 3 – plus a bonus documentary exploring Aeschylus' seminal Greek tragedy.Ī chilling tale of homecoming, violent death and bloody vengeance, The Oresteia dates back to the fifth century BC, but its themes still resonate today.
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