Time for a little WWII history, which is an old favorite subject of mine.

I am a couple of chapters into Tears in the Darkness, by Michael and Elizabeth Norman. This is the story of the American - Filipino army that surrendered to the Japanese in 1942. Thus far, it is a fascinating read.

I understand that is the meaning of the play. Athena/Athens is law and under god. They reach their verdict with the help of God. God is law. All I'm trying to say is that a deity still controls men. It's a society which makes their own laws but somehow convinces itself that the wisdom is sent from ...

I have finished the trilogy. It seems tat the cycle of retribution and vengeance is ended. It is "replaced" by Democratic methods, in particular, Trial by Jury. As presented in the last play, the systematic gathering and examination of evidence, followed by a vote of citizens settles the d...

It has been a long time since I read this one. I remember loving the book. Indeed, there are similarities to Nineteen-Eighty-Four, but in some ways the society depicted in this work is an opposite extreme to Orwell's depiction. Huxley's world is one where the population is mindlessly enraptured with...

I understand and agree with what you've said. I still think Clytemnestra killed her husband for power and not because he killed her daughter. Look how horribly she treated Electra. The more I think about it, the more I agree with you that power is Clytemnestra's first motivation. But, one thing tha...

I've finished the trilogy. The ending was more about uniting two religions than it was about seeking justice. A deity decided whether Orestes was guilty or not. It wasn't really up to man at all. Hmm. I am not yet at the end though I have read this before. Based upon your comments I am thinking tha...

Thinking about the killing of Agamemnon based upon my own beliefs and morality has led me to conclude the following: Killing another is wrong except under very extreme circumstances. But, Agamemnon killed Clytemnestra's daughter. Clytemnestra has absolutely no legal and social recourse to do anythin...

I've read the Introduction and the first couple pages of Agamemnon. On the very first page is a pretty ambiguous line. "Great news for Clytemnestra, in whose woman's heart a man's will nurses hope." This can be interpreted different ways. She is either the hope of Agamemnon, Aegisthus, or...

nice to have an ancient Greece reading buddy. :) I have a lot to go through. I haven't even read the Iliad or the Odyssey yet! Cool. Both the Iliad and Odyssey are well worth the read. I also recommend the complete works of Sophocles as well as those of those of Euripides and Aristophanes. Please l...

I have started Aeschylus's trilogy of tragedies, The Oresteia. This is a reread for me, I try to give important works a second go around from time to time. As I am interested in History, particularly that of ancient Greece and Democracy, I find this work especially intriguing, as I believe it says a...