A character in this play explains his silence by saying "a great ox stands on my tongue." A group of old men in this play recount a story about two ea
A character in this play explains his silence by saying "a great ox stands on my tongue." A group of old men in this play recount a story about two eagles devouring a pregnant hare. A speech in this play describes the grace of the gods as harsh and says that "wisdom comes through suffering." This play begins with a watchman (*) complaining that he has been on lookout so long that he has memorized the night sky. A character in this play gives a speech recounting past crimes and predicting two murders, including her own, before declaring that she accepts her own death. In this play, the title character's wife convinces him to walk on a purple carpet into his home, whereupon she murders him. For 10 points, name this first play of Aeschylus' Oresteia.
A character in this play explains his silence by saying "a great ox stands on my tongue.
Agamemnon [until it is read, prompt on: Oresteia]