Why Is The Libation Bearers Called The Libation Be

Why is the Libation Bearers called the Libation Bearers?         In want an answer to this question, there are many a(prenominal) roads that could be taken. The Chorus themselves are Libation Bearers. The Chorus is do up of Trojan women, originally taken by Agamemnon from troy weight to Argos. The Chorus has been commissioned by Clytemnestra to offer libations up for Agamemnon. This is a fruitless attempt by Clytemnestra to utilize these Libation Bearers in inn to atone for the murder of her husband. This is due to the curse laid upon the business firm of Atreus by Thyestes. This curse necessitates that one murder must postdate upon another. No matter the amount of libations paid in court of Agamemnons death will forgo the curse.

        This interpretation takes as fact that fate/the gods control all and that the each mess is defined prior to any occurrence. An interesting point is the office of the Chorus as the Libation Bearers in relation to the play. Generally, the Chorus is secondary, offering advice that is generally discounted or goes unheard. In this, Electra seeks the Libation Bearers advice, and gives credence to it.

        One could alike suggest that even though the Chorus are explicitly Libation Bearers, so too are Electra and Orestes. Both Electra and Orestes are release to try and avenge the death of their father. This will serve as a cleansing for the family and Argos. Their libations could signify the act of rebirth, through seeking their vengeance upon Clytemnestra and Aegisthus.

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