Thursday, October 4, 2012
Bloody cycle of revenge
I noticed that during the discussion in class, the murders were claimed as destiny or fate. Each murder spawned the next, creating a never ending cycle of revenge. It first started with Atreus, then Agamemnon, his wife, and finally Orestes. Just like in the bible, Cain kills Abel out of rage and pride and murder was born. This creature feeds on hate, rage, and jealousy. Never satisfied, it ravenously devours everthing in its path. This tragedy seems to so far tell how murder reaks havok on not just a family, but to everyone and everything.
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I agree that murders effect the person who kills. As we talked about in class, killing people out of cold blood makes a difference to your life. However, I believe a lot of the reasons these killings seem so vicious to us is because it was within the family. Had it been people they didn't know, such as killings in battle, it wouldn't have mattered as much to us readers. But because it's family members killing fellow family members it seems to be totally ruthless to us.
ReplyDeleteThat's so true. I remember one line from the plays that said that blood calls for more blood, and murder leads to more murder. Revenge is beginning this never ending cycle, where more and more horrific killings keep happening. I really don't know the line between justice and revenge here, it's so gray, but all of the vengeance is feeding that never ending cycle of bloodshed.
ReplyDeleteRevenge is a never ending cycle and it seems like it is happening in our world more than we relize. We see this happening in greek lierature and in the old testament like you said, but it happens now just as much as it did then. it may not be as bloody or horrific but it does happen. Some things that take place in the world would never occur if it was not for revenge.
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