Orestes

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Human life begins on the far side of despair.

Jean-Paul Sartre

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Topic

Meaninglessness of life Hopelessness and despair

Speaker

Orestes

Author

Jean-Paul Sartre

Source

The Flies

Medium

Play

Language

French

Time

1943 1940s 20th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Sartre, Jean-Paul. Les Mouches [The Flies]. 3 June 1943, Théâtre de la Cité, Paris, France, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Sartre, Jean-Paul. "The Flies." No Exit and Three Other Plays, translated by Stuart Gilbert. Vintage, 1989, act 3, sc. 2.

For where is goodwill greater than from guest to host?

Aeschylus

The Libation Bearers

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Topic

Hospitality Guests and visitors

Speaker

Orestes

Author

Aeschylus

Source

The Libation Bearers

Medium

Play

Genre

Greek tragedy Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

458 BC 450s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Aeschylus. The Libation Bearers. c. 458 BC, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Aeschylus. "The Libation Bearers." The Oresteia: Agamemnon; The Libation Bearers; The Eumenides, edited and translated by Robert Fagles. Penguin Classics, 1984.

O sleep's enchantment, friend and helper against sickness.

Euripides

Orestes

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Topic

Sleep

Speaker

Orestes

Author

Euripides

Source

Orestes

Medium

Play

Genre

Tragedy (play)

Language

Greek

Time

408 BC 400s BC 5th century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Euripides. Ὀρέστης [Orestes]. 408 BC, City Dionysia festival, Athens, Greece.

Current Citation

Euripides. "Orestes." Euripides IV: Helen, The Phoenician Women, Orestes, edited and translated by Richard Lattimore, et. al. University of Chicago Press, 2013.