Interpretations of Aeschylus In this paper I will be placing my emphasis on tearing apart the story of Oresteia, Greek Tragedy, articles written on the story, and then give me own interpretation. Aeschylus lived approximately from 525- 456 B.C. in the city of Eleusis. The Oresteia was written two years before his death. He wrote the tragedies: Eumenides, Prometheus Bound, The Oresteia, The Persians, Seven against Thebes, among others. In the interpretation given by David …showed first 75 words of 869 total…

…showed last 75 words of 869 total…go. She believed that if Apollo was guilty then Orestes was also guilty. This article has shown me that justice of Greek History is the same as the justice and laws that are used today. We have jury’s, lawsuits, lawyers, and councils, and the Greek law system had the same setup. Even though some of the punishments were considered just back in B.C. , they have been considered inhumane and vial by modern society.