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...was thought to be not only a justice system, but also honorable and fair. In fact, one of the principal purposes of Agamemnon is to force us to recognize that justice based on revenge creates special difficulties, which in turn cannot be solved. It does not solve the problems that it is meant to, but only causes more problems that are even larger. It continues like a cycle effect. As the third and last part of the trilogy begins, the system begins to evolve and change from vengeance to genuine justice. Instead of getting revenge on Orestes and killing him, they decide to put him on trial and have a jury decide whether or not he should be put to death. Although the jury ends up in a tie, and Athena has the final say in the matter, it still shows that the justice system has evolved and transformed as the book moves along. Another way that transformation is shown in the trilogy is the way that it goes from chaos to harmony. In the beginning of the story, everything is hectic and does not settle down until the very end of the play. Not only is the country of Greece in turmoil because of the civil war, but also the family of King Agamemnon is full of chaos and disorder. Although in the beginning it looks like the chaos will not settle down, by the end, there is peace. Because in the end, Orestes is set free and acquitted of the crime, the reader is left with a feeling of calmness. Everything is settled and there is a sense of harmony, both in the city of Athens and in within the characters. The third transformation that takes place in the Oresteian Trilogy is from dependence to independence. When the play begins, the characters rely greatly on the gods to direct their lives and tell them what they should do. They depend on the gods to explain everything that happens as well. It is near the end when the transformation takes place and they begin to solve their problems on their own and do not need the gods to settle their disputes. This is especially evident when they have a trial for Orestes with a jury to decide his fate, not a god. The Greeks are moving away from the gods and myth as well. They are becoming more independent and are beginning to rely more on science and reason, rather than myth. All of this is portrayed in the play. The fourth and last transformation that takes place in the Oresteian Trilogy is the transformation from old to new. The old being the furies and the new, being the new Olympian gods. The furies were actually transformed into “beneficent powers.” This transformation is shown extremely well in the third book of the trilogy when the furies ente...