The Seven Against Thebes
Aeschylus staged a battle play about the curse on Oedipus's sons — two brothers who kill each other fighting for control of Thebes.
“A city is the people; walls and ships are nothing without men living together.”
Why It Matters
Aeschylus staged a battle play about the curse on Oedipus's sons — two brothers who kill each other fighting for control of Thebes. It is the earliest surviving treatment of the civil-war theme that would dominate Greek tragedy, and its vision of a city tearing itself apart remains grimly relevant. The play bridges the gap between archaic ritual drama and the fully realized tragedies of Sophocles.
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Personal reviewFun to see how first part is just talking about women freaking out and how he can’t focus, then all his champions defend Thebes but he and his brother kill each other, essentially directly preceding the events of Sophocles Antigone. The ismene Antigone dialog kinda cool too