Aeschylus
Aeschylus, an ancient Greek playwright, is often regarded as the father of tragedy. Born around 525/524 BC in Eleusis, he expanded the dramatic form by introducing a second actor, reducing the chorus's role, and enhancing dialogue's importance. His surviving works, including "The Oresteia" trilogy, explore themes of justice and divine intervention. Aeschylus's innovations laid the foundation for future dramatists like Sophocles and Euripides.
Book summaries for books written by Aeschylus
Quotes
There is no cure for the soul's pain except to hope in the grace of the gods.
For somehow, in the name of Zeus, I'll find a way.
There is no greater sorrow than to recall a time of happiness when in misery.
You cannot know the mind of Zeus. There is no limit to his power.
I know too well that men are doomed to die.
I am a god no less than you; I know it now.
The gods are deaf to all my prayers.
The only crime is prisoned suffering.
In this time I have learned to bear the pain.
There is no greater evil than to waste away in misery.
The sufferings of your present lot have taught you wisdom.
I am not afraid of Zeus. Let him hurl his fiery lightning.