Agamemnon Justice And Vengeance.

Justice delivers the just recompense or payment for wrongdoing or transgression of a law. Justice evokes the feeling of equality and fairness. Wrongs done – wrongs rewarded. In so doing we live life as law abiders and not law breakers and have a reasonable expectation of abiding in civility, and not rebellious mayhem. Vengeance, on the other hand, is the emotional response to a perceived wrong without regard for how it stands up against the rule of law. It can be acting in revenge. As Christians we are to respect the rule of law –God’s. We are to take our rightful place, no matter how difficult, behind the promise that God will exact the justice according to His knowledge and in his own time.

Agamemnon Symbol For Justice

The symbolism of nets is appropriate because it is a standard that presents itself as impartial. It offers no explanation of its reason for its existence. It works at the will of the one who secures it in its place. It is there to enforce the will of the one who has placed it where it is. Reference the quote by Clytemnestra “our never ending, all embracing net, I cast it.” It is HER will and her desire – the murderous net is cast by her. He may have been killed by her, but she is the one who is caught.

Agamemnon Suffer For Truth Has Meaning

I feel that Aeschylus is seeking wisdom or some sense of redemption in the suffering. If we are going to suffer, and let’s face it as humans we are going to suffer, then why not redeem the pain to payment for wisdom and knowledge to use; use for the betterment of ourselves, those around us, and for those who are yet to come along this same way.

As Christians there is a greater meaning and depth, however, to human suffering. When we suffer, either justly or unjustly, we do so with an opportunity to find greater meaning, a richness to our