Themes Justice through retaliation Retaliation is seen in the Oresteia to cascade. In Agamemnon, it is mentioned that Agamemnon had to sacrifice his innocent daughter Iphigenia to shift the wind for his voyage to Troy. This caused Clytemnestra to plot revenge on Agamemnon. She found a new lover Aegisthus and when Agamemnon returned to Argos from the Trojan War, Clytemnestra killed him by stabbing him in the bathtub and went on to inherit his throne. The death of Agamemnon thus sparks anger in Orestes and Electra; they plot matricide (the death of their mother Clytemnestra) in the next play, Libation Bearers. Through much pressure from Electra and his cousin Pylades, Orestes kills Clytemnestra and her lover, Aegisthus. Consequently, Orestes is hunted down by the Furies in the third play The Eumenides. Even after he escapes, Clytemnestra's spirit comes back to rally them again so that they can kill Orestes and obtain vengeance for her. However, this cycle of retaliation comes to a stop near the end of The Eumenides when Athena decides to introduce a new legal system for dealing out justice.
themes justice through retaliation retaliation is seen in the oresteia to cascade in agamemnon it is mentioned that agamemnon had to sacrifice his innocent daughter iphigenia to shift the wind for his voyage to troy this caused clytemnestra to plot revenge on agamemnon she found a new lover aegisthus and when agamemnon returned to argos from the trojan war clytemnestra killed him by stabbing him in the bathtub and went on to inherit his throne the death of agamemnon thus sparks anger in orestes and electra; they plot matricide (the death of their mother clytemnestra) in the next play libation bearers through much pressure from electra and his cousin pylades orestes kills clytemnestra and her lover aegisthus consequently orestes is hunted down by the furies in the third play the eumenides even after he escapes clytemnestra's spirit comes back to rally them again so that they can kill orestes and obtain vengeance for her however this cycle of retaliation comes to a stop near the end of the eumenides when athena decides to introduce a new legal system for dealing out justice