The Choephori-The Libation Bearers (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
"..they are utterly repulsive. And they snore with breath that drives one back. From their eyes drips the foul ooze, and their dress is such as it not right to wear..." This is a description of the furies-something I might be called if I've not had a good nights sleep. It is also a fairly accurate description of me in the morning. I do need new pajamas. Seriously though:In Agamemnon I saw a man who literally sacrificed a child on the altar of misplaced loyalty and ambition. In Clytaemestra (Agamenon's wife) I saw a woman whose grief turned to bitterness. In consequence, she exiled her remaining children and became worse than her husband, the one whom she despised. In Orestes their child and the avenger of his father's murder....This leads me to what I like best about reading Greek tragedies. They cause one to think. They don't so much arouse emotion or sensuality as they do contemplation. Sorry to leave you hanging. I'm not good at book reviews. All three are pretty epic. I'm personally more a fan of Sophocles, but these don't fail to entertain. It's haunting to think that even though the Greeks had gods for everything abstract and concrete, they never doubted that Fate ruled both mortals and immortals. Nietzsche claimed Plato was the death of Greek culture but, he never threw away the idea that everything- concrete and abstract- had its transcendental Archetype/idea and that they all are ruled by The Good. This Trilogy is a classic not only because it still raises questions about the relationship between Ideas and Reality- Platonism- but about whether fate exists and if so, how to live with it.
What do You think about The Choephori-The Libation Bearers (2000)?
I'll have to read this again to be able to understand it well enough & give a learned review.
—aboodeh
The chorus is a bit much. But maybe it worked on stage in the 5th century BC....
—lisbethvansalander
