Emotional Conflict In Agamemnon

Aeschylus’s Agamemnon. Aeschylus’s Agamemnon is a Greek tragedy that centers on the protagonist, Clytemnestra; who seeks vengeance against her husband, Agamemnon. Agamemnon sacrificed his and Clytemnestra’s eldest daughter, Iphigenia, to escape the wrath of Artemis, goddess of the hunt. Thus, the concept of vengeance affects justice, sacrifice, and forgiveness. The concept of vengeance is indicated in several Greek plays. The concept of vengeance is demonstrated in Aeschylus’s Agamemnon, Euripides’

presents selfish qualities, which causes the readers emotions to tangle. Achilles withdrew from the battle after Agamemnon claimed Chryseis as a salve. Her father begged for her back for a large amount of time, until finally Agamemnon refused and Apollo sent a plague among the Greeks. Agamemnon gave her back after Apollo sent the

In the play “Iphigenia” written by Euripides, the theme that is expressed is bravery. The play showed bravery because the daughter of Agamemnon, Iphigenia, was brave enough to offer her own life as a sacrifice so that the Greek army can invade Troy. A quote that represents Iphigenia’s courage is “My death will save the women of my people – they will bless my name – I will be called “The woman who set Greece free!” Life is not so sweet that I can shrink from my duties”. Here Iphigenia talks about

important human trait for an ideal person. Primarily, the sense of honor being earned in Homer’s poem is through battle. At a certain point Agamemnon and his armed force went and vanquished the urban areas around Troy so they could have a greater armed force. On the other hand, they all took the ladies as slaves and every warrior could take his pick, yet Agamemnon went first. He picked Chryseis, the little girl of the cleric in Apollo 's sanctuary. Her father was mad and went to Apollo to request help

Religion was a strong value for the early Greek society. The Greeks looked up to the Gods and worshipped them by praying, building temples, making sacrifices, staying faithful to their religion, etc. Indeed, the Gods were praised but they were also respected. If a mortal committed hubris against them then they would be struck down. Often, Greeks would ask for favors from their Gods. This means that the relationship between the Greeks and their Deities would be one of give and take. We see this relationship

Topic: Analyze Agamemnon’s Character from Homer’s Iliad and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon [pic] Agamemnon is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope, the brother of Menelaus and the husband of Clytemnestra. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra had four children: one son, Orestes, and three daughters, Iphigenia, Electra and Chrysothemis. He was the king of Mycenae. When Helen, the wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris of Troy, Agamemnon was the commander of the Greeks in the ensuing Trojan War. Upon Agamemnon's

story begins after the war between Achaeans and Trojans. After describing the situation of Achaeans army, he adverted to the past and explain the conflict between Agamemnon and Achilles. In this way the people who are listening or reading this epic can make links between the Trojan War and determining role of Achilles in this war. Because of Agamemnon took Achilles war prize and humiliated him he wanted to avenge his insult. For taking his revenge Achilles wanted his mother to talk with Zeus and

from the battle and Briseis belonged to Agamemnon, a political leader of the Greeks. Agamemnon then humiliate Achilles by taking Chryseis Achilles’s prize, for himself. This angered Achilles greatly and caused him to leave the Greek army, albeit temporary. This serves as Achilles refusal to the call of battle. Achilles’s anger is shown in Book 1 lines 188 to 192, these lines show how much Achilles’s pride affects his actions and how he responds to conflict. In this situation, his pride is hurt greatly

reads these pieces of literature today can somehow relate to its characters and events. This is because of the author’s ability to form a connection between the reader and what it is they are analyzing/reading. This paper will identify the values, conflicts, and parallels within Homer’s text. Religion was a strong value for the early Greek society. The Greeks looked up to the Gods and worshipped them by praying, building temples, making sacrifices, etc. Indeed, the Gods were praised but they were also

Aristotle, a tragic hero is a character, usually of high birth, which is pre-eminently great, meaning they are not perfect, and whose downfall is brought about
 by a tragic weakness or error in judgment. The three Greek heroes Oedipus, Medea and Agamemnon, who each killed a member of their family, carry most of the qualities that make up a tragic hero: being of noble birth, being surrounded by an extraordinary circumstance, and gaining self-awareness or some kind of knowledge through their downfall