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Aeschylus's play cycle, used by Jiang to show mythology repackaged as democratic instruction.
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Oresteia
Aeschylus's play cycle, used by Jiang to show mythology repackaged as democratic instruction.
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In Jiang's retelling, the Oresteia begins with political succession, fraternal rebellion, and a violated feast that curses the house of Atreus.
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In Jiang's reading of the Oresteia, Athena resolves the hung jury by voting for Orestes and then converting the feared Furies into civic figures of justice, truth, and righteousness.
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Jiang says society works when the old give way to the young; the Oresteia ends well because old gods yield, while the Oedipus trilogy ends in tragedy because an old king refuses.
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"...first of the major playwrights. And he wrote a play called Oresteia. And I will explain to you the plot of the Oresteia before..."
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"But often what happens in these cases is the younger brother refuses to accept the authority of the eldest, and he rebels, okay? So..."
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"When you hold a feast, you promise to God, this feast will be peaceful. And so people trust you and come and eat your..."
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"So it's what we call a hung jury, okay? It was divided evenly. So what then happens now is, Athena comes in and says..."
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"Violent, excessive arrogance. And that makes them do stupid things. Like, listen, like, refuse to listen to what is right and good and just...."
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