The character of Clytemnestra in Aeschylus" Agamemnon is very masculine and is shown posses some male traits. ... Another female figure in Greek tragedy that dominates is Clytemnestra, in Aeschylus, Agamemnon. ... While Agamemnon has been away Clytemnestra has been acting in a masculine way during his absents. ... In the beginning of the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to please the gods. ... However in the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, women seem to play a more dominate role. ...

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Aeschylus aptly personifies the basis of this societal value with the words of Athena: ?... Likewise, the immortality of Aeschylus? ... In Agamemnon, the first play, Clytemnestra kills the King brutally, heartlessly, inspired by her angry, vengeful nature, her lust for power, and, quite probably, the hellish Furies. ... In addition, Aeschylus moves the setting of the play during its progression from a distant polis to his audience's very own city. ...

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