Agamemnon Essay

Agamemnon: Foster Father Agamemnon is a mortal incarnation of Zeus, acting as a father figure to Achilles, who was almost born Zeus’ son, but was born mortal due to a prophecy that Achilles would be greater than his father. In book 19 it is visible how Agamemnon’s position as a substitute father figure for Achilles is relevant to his actions throughout the book when Agamemnon says “I am not to blame, Zeus is, and the Fates, and the Dark Avenger”. (19.100) Agamemnon is not his own person, but

In the tragedy of Agamemnon, both Clytemnestra and Cassandra have their opinions of Agamemnon. He has shown the type of King he truly is. Clytemnestra, his wife, has took action in her own hands when it came to dealing with Agamemnon. This resulted in his brutal death where he least expected it. Cassandra, priestess of Apollo, was cursed with gift of prophecy but no one will believe her. With that being said she knew things were going to end bad with Agamemnon before everyone else. This

symbolic in representation for evil, concealment, and blindness. In the opening of Agamemnon, the darkness that consumed the scene was used for effect in order to convey indirectly, themes of evil, concealment, and blindness.      The theme of evil was clearly supported by the actions of the character. The play was one of murder and revenge, both of which are traditionally sinful in nature. Agamemnon is murdered in the play by his wife Clytaemestra, who does so in hopes of avenging

and few art forms exemplify this idea as well as Greek tragedy. This message usually comes in one of two forms: a cautionary tale or a moral example. Although they are almost exact opposites, some works have incorporated both forms. The play Agamemnon, the first of a three play series written by Aeschylus, has characters that are examples of both the Greek idea of good and cautionary tales. The reason the story is written with both is to make it relatable to the audience. Aristotle outlined

In Agamemnon, imagery and figurative language provide contrast between characters feelings towards Agamemnon's return. When the play first opens, the Watchman conveys a sense of need and longing for his master. While on watch he states, that “Fear is up here with me” (12), and that “If the stones of that palace could talk, you would hear a tale” (27). The Watchmen suggests that, in Agamemnon's absence, that not only has a lot has perspired, but also that he feels unsafe under the current ruler, Clytemnestra

transfers over from the play Agamemnon. Though in the play comes a bright spot where Electra meets her long lost brother Orestes. Nevertheless, this is a story of tragedy because they have to kill their mother. In sense of Greek justice Orestes has the right to kill his mother, for the killing of his father but he will question his actions because it is his mother. The impact of vengeance in the play only ends with more anger and revenge. Several years after the king Agamemnon was murdered by his wife

Agamemnon, King of Argos who let Greek to victory during the ten years of the Trojan war as they try to recapture Helen; Menelaus's wife from the hands of Troy. The main character of these series of events is Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife who governs Argus during the war, and who later seeks revange for the death of her daughter Iphigenia. Althought Agamemnon he considered to have great success over his life as a king and a warrior, his fate is already written in stone through a family curse based

Iliad paper Achilles and Agamemnon are different and similar at the same time in The Iliad. The Iliad is an epic poem which was written by Homer that talks about the Trojan War between Greek and its allies and the Trojans as the result of Trojan prince Paris seduces the Spartan queen Helen, the wife of Menelaus, who is the brother of Greek king Agamemnon, the war lasts continually for many years. The Iliad not only includes the description of warriors, women, and war, but also emphasize the interference

war, King Agamemnon is distraught after his loss of Chryseis. As a form of compensation, Agamemnon demands that Achilles forfeit his war prize: Briseis, princess of Lyrnessus. Unhappy with this course of action, Achilles withdraws from the war. Generals, trusted advisors, soldiers, and healers under King Agamemnon’s rule deliver deliberate speeches and debate as to if and why Agamemnon should keep or return Briseis to Achilles for his return. Speaker 1, who spoke in favor of Agamemnon keeping Briseis

discussing Greek tragedies, there is a theme of anger and revenge that is somewhat underling in many texts of this tragic nature. In Agamemnon by Aeschylus the main character Agamemnon faces these constructs head on mostly as a direct result of his decision to sacrifice his daughter. However, this is not the only case where anger and revenge is exhibited in the tragedy of Agamemnon as in truth it runs rampant throughout the text. Another tragedy that exhibits these traits is that of Medea written by Euripides