Statements (97)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:earthquake
gptkb:play |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Agamemnon
gptkb:Robert_Browning |
| gptkbp:adaptation |
gptkb:film
stage adaptations modern retelling |
| gptkbp:adapted_into |
gptkb:opera
gptkb:novel ballets |
| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Aeschylus
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| gptkbp:character_relationships |
Agamemnon and Clytemnestra
Agamemnon and Orestes Clytemnestra and Orestes |
| gptkbp:critical_reception |
highly regarded
performed frequently considered a masterpiece adapted into various languages studied extensively influenced modern playwrights analyzed by scholars performed in prestigious theaters |
| gptkbp:cultural_impact |
inspired various artworks
studied in literature courses influenced playwrights |
| gptkbp:cultural_significance |
gptkb:City
gptkb:music_festival classical studies |
| gptkbp:debut_year |
458 BC
|
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Agamemnon gptkb:Orestes |
| gptkbp:follows |
gptkb:The_Iliad
|
| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:earthquake
|
| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
gptkb:Trojan_War influenced by earlier myths part of the ancient Greek festival of Dionysia reflects themes of the Trojan War Greek tragedy tradition |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Agamemnon of Aeschylus
|
| gptkbp:influence |
Western literature
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:theatre
Western literature |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:historical_event
gptkb:mythological_figure cultural beliefs |
| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:City
|
| gptkbp:main_character |
gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Agamemnon gptkb:Orestes |
| gptkbp:narrative_style |
tragic
poetic uses foreshadowing uses dramatic irony employs symbolism features poetic dialogue incorporates choral odes |
| gptkbp:notable_character |
gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Aegisthus gptkb:Agamemnon gptkb:Electra gptkb:Orestes |
| gptkbp:notable_performance |
performed in theaters worldwide
performed in modern adaptations performed in ancient Greece |
| gptkbp:notable_quote |
“ The dead are not dead.”
“ For the dead, there is no greater grief.” “ I will not be a slave to my own house.” “ The greatest of evils is a bad woman.” “ The house of Atreus is cursed.” “ I will not be silent.” “ The greatest of evils is a bad wife.” “ Justice is a great thing.” “ What is done cannot be undone.” |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:The_Oresteia
gptkb:Oresteia |
| gptkbp:performed_by |
gptkb:ancient_Greece
modern theaters |
| gptkbp:premiered_on |
458 BC
|
| gptkbp:set_in |
gptkb:Troy
gptkb:Argos |
| gptkbp:setting |
gptkb:Argos
|
| gptkbp:symbolism |
the chorus as a moral voice
the net as a trap of fate the watchman as a symbol of fate |
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:hubris gptkb:Saint |
| gptkbp:theme |
gptkb:justice
gptkb:revenge gptkb:Order |
| gptkbp:themes |
gptkb:justice
gptkb:revenge gptkb:Order |
| gptkbp:written_by |
gptkb:Aeschylus
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