Peggy Kelleher, BA, Classical Language, Chestnut Hill College, MA, Teacher of English,
Manhattanville College
Three classes from 10:30 – 12:00 on March 30, April 6, and 13
3/30: House of Atreus – The curse that started it all
4/6: Orestes and Electra – The crime bill comes due
4/13: Oedipus – “No one loves you more than me, Mom!”
Enjoy the chaos and carnage caused in families by curses, oracles, and prophecies through the stories of the famous Greek figures, Orestes and Oedipus, as depicted in the works of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and others.
Are there generational consequences for immoral actions? Should we be punished for the crimes of our ancestors? Who’s responsible if a higher authority directs someone to commit a crime?