Agamemnon Essay

herself. In the first play of The Oresteia trilogy, Agamemnon, Cassandra is introduced as Agamemnon’s, the king of Argos, spear captive. Cassandra who was taken from her home is, “daughter of Priam and Hecuba, King and Queen of Troy at the time of the Trojan War” (Euripides). In addition

take a great speaker to convince thousands of men to leave the comforts of their homes to risk their lives in war. In Homer's, The Iliad, two great nobleman Agamemnon and Odysseus are in the position to push exhausted soldiers back on to the battlefield. Each use different approaches to excite the men, however, it is Odysseus, not King Agamemnon, who succeeds. In order to persuade these drained men, Odysseus realizes what condition the army was in, and by using prophesies as support, status did not

pride definitely does not lead to righteousness- it leads to death and destruction. As for good people suffering, that’s the problem with evil.) Agamemnon comes home with Cassandra and the Chorus praises him for defeating the Trojans even though they doubted him at first. Clytemnestra declares her “love” and entices Agamemnon to walk on a purple carpet. Agamemnon refuses

Now joined together (amorously) by a common hatred for Agamemnon, Clytemnestra (Agamemnon’s wife) and Aegisthus plot and execute the death of Agamemnon. As John H. Finley, Jr. has rightly put it, “Both Agamemnon and Aegisthus perpetuate their father’s infections” – Agamemnon by the slaughter of innocents and Aegisthus by the adultery with Clytemnestra (Pindar 258). The Libation Bearers speaks of the remaining children of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, Orestes and Electra, who (with some urging

The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus (Oresteia, 2017). The Libation Bearers is the second play in the trilogy of tragedies. In the Libation Bearers, Orestes is the son of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. After many years of exile, Orestes returned home to Argos in secret to mourn the death of his father and to seek revenge for Agamemnon’s death to his murderers. The House of Atreus has a generation curse of bloodshed on the men in the family that seems as if it cannot be broken

193). (Puchner, et al. 183) mentions that “Achilles’ rage sets him apart from the rest of humanity” which for him consisted of the Greeks. However, first, he raged against the Trojans and in turn against Agamemnon; thus, raging inadvertently against the Greeks. In his contempt for Agamemnon, Achilles stated publicly to him, “You shameless, profiteering excuse for a commander! How are you going to get any Greek warrior to follow you into battle again?” later on, he reinforced his feelings for

him, the story of Achilles’ wrath towards King Agamemnon despite Achilles being responsible for many Greek warriors dying. Apollo has been killing Greeks through plagues for several days because Agamemnon has the daughter or Apollo’s priest kidnapped. Unaware of why Apollo is displeased with the Greek forces, they find the seer Calchas and discover Agamemnon’s wrongdoing who eventually agrees to appease Apollo but demands Achilles surrender Agamemnon Briseis. Achilles, with the consul of Athena, complies

as their soldiers. As a King, Agamemnon had the responsibility to his soldiers to motivate and fight with them. Although his motivation for honor and victory never changed, his leadership over his soldiers evolves from self-interest to doing what is best for his soldiers. The story begins with Agamemnon putting his pride before his soldiers needs when he dishonored Chryses, Apollo’s priest. He kidnapped Chryses’ daughter and when Chryses came with a ransom, Agamemnon “dismissed [him] with a rough

for the fact that Achilles acts upon his emotions, not his mind. Think of Achilles as a pot of water on a stove; calm and still until interrupted. Agamemnon is the heater and what causes Achilles to boil. In attempt to restore his honor, Achilles “raged on... day after day he ground his heart out, waiting there, yearning…” (1.581, 585-586). Agamemnon refuses

judgement, and happily accepts his choice of her love. She later meets the Mycenaean King,Agamemnon, who has come to claim her sister, Clytemnestra, as his bride, but is also immediately taken by her attractiveness. During the wedding,