Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. ... The chorus predict his downfall: "The gods fail not to mark those who have killed many. ... All this behavior shows Agamemnon in an unfavorable light. ... He uses the play to show that when men attempt to become powerful, or in Jason's case, attempt to become heir to a throne, they forget what is truly important and will suffer loss because of it. ... His excuses are obvious, even to the chorus. ...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

The chorus states; "This is a terrible sight for men to see! ... In Agamemnon, unlike Oedipus the King the chorus does not give such a vivid description but we do have the offstage screaming: "Ah, I am struck a deadly blow and deep within! "chorus answers, "Silence: who cried out that he was stabbed to death within the house? (Agamemnon 1343-5) There is still no description of Agamemnon's death, all the audience have to feed off is his painful cries and the confusion and terror of the chorus listening on stage. ... Therefore I am drawing upon the conclusion that what becomes the center of...

• Word Count: 1654
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As the importance of actors grew and that of the chorus diminished, the stage became higher and encroached on the orchestra space. ... In Agamemnon, one of the greatest works of dramatic literature, King Agamemnon returns home from Troy and is treacherously murdered by his faithless wife Clytemnestra. In the second play, Orestes, the son of Agamemnon, returns to Argos and avenges the murder of his father by slaying his mother and her paramour Aegisthus. ... The characteristics of his works are the profundity of theme and the grandeur of the poetry recited by the chorus. ... As a young man, ...

• Word Count: 2321
• Approx Pages: 9