Her daughter Electra will also be in the episode as well as a chorus, messenger, Aegisthus and Agamemnon. The story of the episode will start after the conflict which is Agamemnon leaving for the war in Troy, winning and returning back home. It opens on the day that Agamemnon arrives back home with the chorus speaking to each other in front of the home of Agamemnon about Clytemnestra and her suspicious relationship with Aegisthus. ... When Agamemnon finally does arrive with Orestes and Electra, he is greeted as a hero should be with a great party and feast in his honor. ... Agamemnon tragica...

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The king had been away for 10 years and therefore the likelihood of the throne being taken or Agamemnon's son being killed was high. ... Aegisthus should have been the one to murder Agamemnon on behalf of his father. ... Aegisthus was once an exile and he never got the chance to kill Agamemnon. The only way to kill him was through Agamemnon's wife and even then it was not Aegisthus" arm that killed him. ... The only one that could avenge Agamemnon's death was Orestes and now he is dead. ...

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The first play of the story is named after the great Agamemnon whose greatness ends up being his downfall. The beginning gives us an overview of the ten year war and the image of Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter. ... Agamemnon and Lot, both wanted to preserve themselves by killing innocents. ... Not only did Agamemnon lose a daughter but, he became a great warrior and his wife's most hated opponent. ... Agamemnon was a great leader but didn't have true respect for his family. ...

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For Clytaemnestra this brought much hatred towards Agamemnon. ... is the only justification that Clytaemnestra cans see (Agamemnon 1555). ... death, she had to make Agamemnon feel as though nothing was wrong. ... (Agamemnon 1555), therefore it is just. ... Agamemnon. ...

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Clytemnestra and Orestes, even Agamemnon say the gods approve of such killings, but I don't see a direct dialogue between the gods and these individuals or am I just supposed to know that and if so, why are they meeting their fates after doing what the gods "approve" of. ... She, too, displayed the robe that Agamemnon had. ...

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Clytemnestra is no exception to this rule; she feels that she must avenge the murder of her daughter by killing her husband, Agamemnon. When Agamemnon arrives from conquering Troy, Clytemnestra only wishes that "she will have victory'(pg47) She flatters him and attacks him through his greatest weakness, his pride by treating him and giving him the welcome of a god, "I am to be glorified/ and great me as a man "(pg44).Agamemnon realizes that Clytemnestra is not only treating him very well because he is returning home a victor but also that he is just returning alive. After Clytemnestra kil...

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The Oresteia originally consisted of four plays-Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, The Euminides and Proteus. ... Atreus had two sons called Agamemnon and Menelaus. Agamemnon marries Clytaemnestra, and Menelaus marries Helen. ... Agamemnon does so and his troops set sail. ... Clytaemnestra takes revenge by killing Agamemnon for killing their innocent daughter Iphigeneia and the desire for power. ...

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Artistic Reflection of the Dawn of Modern Politics In all artistic creations, a particular message is conveyed. Whether it is simple or complex, its effectiveness hinges on the quality of its construction. In Ancient Greece, two pillars of artistic communication were theatre and architecture. A...

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Our intelligence has grown since the cave man ages. With this growing intelligence we have began to develop new ideas and method that are becoming more effective. Writers have an enormous impact on society, the power of word is able to sway to a new idea or may very well change our way of living. Wh...

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