Is Orestes a tragic hero or a mother killer? id like to know your opinion related to this in a essay writen form to explain the both of them and the...

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possible way of approaching this question is through two perspectives: earthly and divine. From
the earthly standpoint, one could argue that Orestes acts heroically in killing Clytemnestra.
After all, she was responsible for murdering Orestes's father, Agamemnon, and, according to the
standards of the time, this was a serious transgression of the law which needed to be punished
with the utmost severity. At this time and in this culture, law was a private family matter, and
so Orestes's response was perfectly in keeping with the standards of the time. According to the
dictates of contemporary law and morality, then, Orestes's actions can indeed be
justified.

On the divine level, however, it's a different story. From the
gods' perspective, Orestes has...