Agamemnon Essay

a trilogy that includes the plays Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides has justice and revenge as the central theme. In the world that we live in today it is hard to imagine a justice system that is similar to the one mentioned in the trilogy. It is that very system that allows one to view Clytemnestra’s murder of Agamemnon as a form of justice rather a cold-blooded, ruthless murder in the first part of the trilogy. On one hand, murdering Agamemnon is an act of justice as he sacrificed

To the outside, modern day, western observer, the role of women in Agamemnon makes a pretty clear mark as to how the Ancient Greeks viewed women. Notably, that they seem to hate them. Of the five women who are mentioned at all in the story, only one is portrayed positively, and even she is murdered and then only praised and remembered for her beautiful virginity, and her voice. Repeatedly throughout the play the women are demonized for things that are not necessarily their fault, and often times

11. One example in the Iliad that shows a sense of what Agamemnon deems as fair is when he gives up Chryses’ daughter, for he believes if he gives her up, then he should be given another prize to replace her. Agamemnon doesn’t think it is fair for him to give her up without receiving anything in return—it is not fair for him to give up his prize while others, like Achilles get to keep theirs (fair-faced Briseis). If he receives nothing for giving up Chryses’ daughter, then he sees it is fair for

Clytemnestra be a face of Agamemnon’s feminism. This difference in these women’s voices could possibly show how the Sophocles and Aeschylus felt about women in power at the time and/or merely just be to add to the plot. How women are portrayed in Agamemnon and Oedipus at Colonus shows the use of strong, or lacking, female authority and voice in the 5th century. In Oedipus at Colonus, Antigone, although not a strong character herself, plays a significant role to Oedipus. She is there to support him

and Agamemnon of The Oresteia trilogy, Aeschylus constructs an over-arching metaphor for elements of the new Athenian democracy. The chorus in each play represents the people who feel under-represented and disrespected, by the society's changing values. In The Eumenides, the chorus of Furies is frustrated with the younger gods and infringements on their power; in Agamemnon the chorus fears more the control of an effective woman in Clytemnestra rather than the leadership of fruitless Agamemnon. Both

Oresteia trilogy, including the tragedies Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Furies, explores the theme of revenge on most of the characters. These plays contain a strong sense of brutality against civilians because there were lots of slaughtering within the house of Atreus. The decision of Agamemnon sacrificing his youngest daughter, Iphigenia as a stepping stone to travel and conquer Troy provoked the death of several others throughout the play. Agamemnon clearly faces a dilemma between war accomplishments

the years, history has tried to examine how gender roles have changed over time and views of how women should be have changed. However there are many examples of current stereotypes of women that linger in today's society. Following the play Agamemnon we will examine the three female characters and how their stereotypes apply to the current day society. A watchmen being the person who must stay awake to watch out for any urgencies quotes a few key factors that show the stereotypes of women

Through the history of the world, man has always been driven by self gain and each man believes he is self justified. When Agamemnon and Achilles argue over the return of Chryseis and the prize Briseis, they both think they are right. Achilles convinces Agamemnon to return the stolen Chryseis but King Agamemnon takes Achilles’ Briseis as compensation. Agamemnon is most justified in his actions. No, he did not fight on the front lines with Achilles and his men, but as the king he has every right to

story of Agamemnon by Aeschylis, we can learn many things about Agamemnon based on the way they talk about him and the actions he does based on the book. While we can talk about multiple things about agamemnon three really interesting and revealing things about him are that he was a warlord, a king, and a parent. We know that agamemnon was a warrior because him and his brother menelaus controlled a lot of land in Greece and won many battles such as the trojan war and the Iliad. Agamemnon was also

the relationship between himself and Agamemnon. During the attack on Troy, the Greeks capture Briseis and Chryseis, giving them to Achilleus and Agamemnon as the war prizes. However, Agamemnon cruelly takes Achilleus’s prize, Briseis, since he is forced to return Chryseis to her homeland and accepts the ransom from Chryseis’s father. Achilleus believes that he is being treated unfairly even though he had put as much effort as others, or even more. With Agamemnon threatening to take Bryseis and spitting