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“You are young and young your rule and you think that the tower in which you live is free from sorrow: from it have I not seen two tyrants thrown? The third, who now is king, I shall yet live to see him fall, of all three most suddenly, most dishonored.”

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Aeschylus, a renowned Greek tragic poet, is hailed as the 'Father of Tragedy'. His works have had a profound impact on the development of drama, with masterpieces such as 'Prometheus Bound' and 'Agamemnon'. more

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