The Libation Bearers

The Libation Bearers by Aeschylus is the second play in the Oresteia trilogy, depicting Orestes’ return to Argos and his revenge against his mother, Clytemnestra, for killing his father, Agamemnon. The play examines the cyclical nature of vengeance and the moral complexity of justice, setting the stage for the judicial resolution in The Eumenides.