The House of Atreus Paper The University of Florida production of The House of Atreus was the most unique play I have seen so far. I found myself in agreement with Orestes’s actions morally during the performance, but I found myself siding against him afterwards. I found myself siding with him because of the way different characters were presented in this production. Grace Abele’s portrayal of The Leader of the Furies as an evil character juxtaposed Hope Golds’s portrayal of Athena as benevolent and angelical. Jake Lesh effectively presented turmoil in Orestes. Because of my tendency to trust the angelic character, my pity for the character in turmoil, and my distrust for evil characters, I found myself siding with Orestes and Athena before giving the circumstances more thought. …show more content…
First, Abele moved her head and body in a twitchy, rigid way; she would move her spine side to side like a rattlesnake following the flute of a flute player. At times where the language of Athena or Apollo might have threatened her, she would have more violent rigged movement which made it feel like the “rattlesnake” was going to strike. Her tense and rigid style of movement was juxtaposed to the calm movement of Athena. Second, I noticed that in many instances, her whole body would tense and stretch. All at once, her spine extended and her fingers hyperextended. While tensing and shrinking might indicate some form of submission, her tensing and extending did the opposite. What is more, all of the furies moved with rigidity that mimicked Abele, and their hissing made them all more