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    political power, for the ruthless revenge and for the curses blame she wanted to kill Agamemnon. (Core 22: Series of introductory phrases using the same preposition – phrases must have balance.) With help from Aegisthus, the man with whom she had an affair, Clytemnestra devised a plan to kill Agamemnon. One of the reasons Clytemnestra wanted to murder Agamemnon was to avenge their daughter Iphigeneia’s death. Agamemnon sacrificed her in order to have success in the war, but never told Clytemnestra. The

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    of Others? Agamemnon is the leader of the Greek army, and leads them to war with the Trojans. Agamemnon has always been seen as a more selfish character throughout the Iliad, when he makes decisions he mostly thinks of how it will benefit him, more so than his people, the greeks. His only concern is power, and he will do whatever to receive this aspect. Agamenon lets the idea of power take over his thoughts, and his mind does not consider anything else besides power. By having Agamemnon do this, it

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    goddess’ power while they are controlling the nature and guiding lives? This is what we see from the first look, and then many questions are raised about the taken decision. One of the most important questions, ‘’Could Agamemnon have saved his daughter?” It’s obvious that Agamemnon was forced to sacrifice his daughter, and he had no choice to save her. His free will has been taken away, and was replaced by God’s power. We can see here how his role was changed

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    readers to relate with different types of behaviour, visualize personalities and engage accordingly. The following stories are centralized around a single character and they all succeed in capturing audience interest: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Agamemnon by Aeschylus, and Secret Society Speech by John F. Kennedy. The use of character development in each of the stories is truly effective in gaining audience sympathy and support. The authors introduce the protagonist with sufficient information

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    readers to relate with different types of behaviour, visualize personalities and engage accordingly. The following stories are centralized around a single character and they all succeed in capturing audience interest: Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Agamemnon by Aeschylus, and Secret Society Speech by John F. Kennedy. The use of character development in each of the stories is truly effective in gaining audience sympathy and support. The authors introduce the protagonist with sufficient information

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    ANCIENT ART 200 Was the Mask Of Agamemnon Edited by Schliemann and his Workers? 5/14/2011 Sandra.Baah | Schliemann was a German archeologist who excavated the shaft graves of Mycenae. He found a mask which has been claimed to be the mask of Agamemnon. This has brought up endless debates about the authenticity of the mask. The mask is said to be one of Schliemann's forgeries. Some scholars claim the mask is too new or does not have any qualities that prove that it is Mycenaean. It is difficult to

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    Achilles, Agamemnon and Hektor, three great heroes with different characteristics. In the center of ancient Greek history are the big heroes, Gods and Goddesses but one of the heroes described with mastery is Achilles the Greek hero who is not described with disdain like other Greek heroes but with more love. The wrath of Achilles and the death of Hector, the biggest hero amongst Trojans, are described with rare mastery and love for Achilles despite the fact that he commits a cruel deed by killing

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    Grave IV circa 1550 BC The Greek Exhibition section of The Royal Ontario Museum houses this replica, one made by an unknown artist, of an original, gold funeral mask said to be a depiction of the face of the Mycenaean King, Agamemnon. Known widely as the Death Mask of Agamemnon, the original artefact dates to 1550 BC, which corresponds with the Greek Bronze Age when metals were being worked due to technological advancements in various urban societies of the world. It is a marvel of craftsmanship as

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    The Agamemnon, by Aeschylus, is a Greek tragedy through which two characters, Agamemnon and Clytemnestra make difficult decisions that are not justified. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra commit crimes based on hubris, Aeschylus portrays both characters in a way that deems them unjustifiable in their acts. Agamemnon sacrifices his innocent daughter Iphigenia because he needed favorable winds to sail. Clytemnestra thirsts for power and kills Agamemnon out of her own greed to rule Argos. The playwright

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    was demanded by Artemis herself. This part of the story has another version in order to make Artemis less vicious which made the story more complicated. Because of Agamemnon killing her daughter, while he was away, his spouse Clytemnestra along with her lover, his step brother, Aegisthus planned to avenge her daughter. So, when Agamemnon victoriously returned to Mycenae, they killed him together with his mistress, Cassandra. (SparkNotes Team,

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