In the tragic trilogy known as The Oresteia by Aeschylus, which play is listed first alongside The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Agamemnon
Answer: Agamemnon. Why not the others: "The Libation Bearers" is the second play, depicting Orestes avenging his father by slaying his mother; "The Eumenides" is the final play, resolving the blood feud through trial at the Athenian Areopagus; "Prometheus Bound" is a separate mythological tragedy depicting the titan chained to a Caucasian crag.
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