PART I: Development of a Polis Ideology [The Tragedies]
Session 1
- Topics:
- Course Introduction - Setting the Stage
- Syllabus Overview/Explanation
- From "Blood Revenge" and Retribution to Communal Justice
- Reading: Aeschylus, "The Eumenides"
- Who/what are “The Furies?” What is their original role and duty? What is their connection to “the ghost of Clytaemnestra?”
- What are “the Furies” moral principles and understanding of justice?
- What is Apollo’s role in this tragedy?
- In line 587, what does Apollo mean when he makes a distinction between “rules” and “justice?”
- What is Apollo’s understanding of justice? How is this connected to his role as an advocate for Orestes?