Theme of Justice in Agamemnon
Theme of Justice in Agamemnon Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the first play of the trilogy, calls our attention to a central concept of justice; Justice as revenge. From the killing of Agamemnon and Cassandra and also from the prophesy of Cassandra (that Clytemnestra will be killed due to her action) we find a clear concept of Justice. That Agamemnon is killed for his and his father's action and that Cassandra is killed for her betrayal to god, Apollo and Clytemnestra and Agisthus will be killed for killing Agamemnon and Cassandra are the acts of Justice. And justice is done in the form of revenge. "The scale of justice falls in equity: The killer will be killed." The Chorus reveals the ultimate truth that no killer will be escaped and justice will be given for equity holding the rules of Greek days long tradition of justice. In the Pre-Olympian religion "the function of the furies was to punish three major sins: blasphe...