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"Learning is ever in the freshness of its youth, even for the old." Agamemnon, 584. "Few men have the natural strength to honour a friend's success without envy.... I well know that mirror of friendship, shadow of a shade." Agamemnon, 832. "Exiles feed on hope." Agamemnon, 1668. BIOGRAPHY: Aeschylus was probably born in Eleusis in 525/524 B.C. and died 456/455 B.C. in Sicily. For more information on Aeschylus and his contributions to tragedy, see Aeschylus Feature. THE PLAYS: BACKGROUND: |
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