Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Aeschyluswas an ancient Greek tragedian. His plays, alongside those of Sophocles and Euripides, are the only works of Classical Greek literature to have survived. He is often described as the father of tragedy: critics and scholars' knowledge of the genre begins with his work, and understanding of earlier tragedies is largely based on inferences from his surviving plays. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in theater to allow conflict among them, whereas characters previously had interacted only...
NationalityGreek
ProfessionPoet
lessons waxing teach
Time waxing old can many a lesson teach.
fate ancient
For by the will of the gods Fate hath held sway since ancient days.
suffering way ive-learned
I have been schooled by my own suffering: I've learned the many ways of being purged.
winning unjust literature
I say you must not win an unjust case by oaths.