Great Books Ep 62. Aeschylus - Agamemnon, Part 2. Deliver us from Evil: Differing views on Morality and Temptation

What is temptation? One could define it to broadly refer to the urge to perform an action that is considered undesirable as per the beliefs of the group one is in.

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“Whoso resisteth not Her dangerous lure, There is no herb of grace can work his cure, Nor any shift To hide the gleaming woe;”

~ ‘Agamemnon’ by Aeschylus (G. M. Cookson translation. p56. line 385)

Brief Summary (Lines 367 - 596)

It is almost halfway through the play, and the main character, Agamemnon, has yet to enter the sc…