You’ve gone too far
Q: What does "you've gone too
far" means?
A: It means you're warning someone who has
crossed their limits of doing something.
Oresteia
The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written
by Aeschylus concerning the murder of
Agamemnon by Clytaemnestra, the murder of
Clytaemnestra by Orestes, the trial of Orestes, the
end of the curse on the House of Atreus and pacification of
the Erinyes. This trilogy also shows how the Greek gods interacted with
the characters and influenced their decisions pertaining to events and
disputes. The only extant example of an ancient Greek theater
trilogy, the Oresteia won first prize at the Dionysia festival
in 458 BC. Many consider the Oresteia to be Aeschylus' finest work.
The principal themes of the trilogy include the contrast between revenge and
justice, as well as the transition from personal vendetta to
organized litigation.
Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra was the
wife of Agamemnon and queen of Mycenae (or
sometimes Argos) in ancient Greek legend. In the Oresteia by Aeschylus, she murdered Agamemnon – said by Euripides to be
her second husband – and the Trojan princess Cassandra, whom he had taken
as war prize following the sack of Troy; however, in Homer's Odyssey,
her role in Agamemnon's death is unclear and her character is
significantly more subdued.
Electra
In Greek
mythology, Electra was the
daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra,
and thus princess of Argos. She
and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and
stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of
their father, Agamemnon.
Electra is one of the most popular
mythological characters in tragedies. She is
the main character in two Greek tragedies, Electra by Sophocles and Electra by Euripides.
She is also the central figure in plays by Aeschylus, Alfieri, Voltaire, Hofmannsthal,
and Eugene O'Neill.
In psychology, the Electra
complex is named after her.
