Furthermore, in studying Aeschylus's Agamemnon we can see something very different from Oedipus the King but with the same idea that violence is not the center of the tragedy and does not have to be staged. 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! ... (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. ... It is key t...

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