Imagery of the Lion in Agamemnon In Aeschylus" Agamemnon, symbolism is prominent throughout the play, and it is used to represent the feelings of the characters. ... Agamemnon is overloaded with symbolism; on of the most prominent is the animal imagery. ... This statement is justly proven throughout Agamemnon through the use of several different animal symbolisms. ... To the contrary, Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter is in concordance with the behavior of the lion. ... Cassandra is speaking of Aegisthus, Agamemnon's cousin who has been having an affair with Clytaemnestra. ...

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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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Upon the arrival of Agamemnon Clytaemnestra's cunning and powers come into fruition. The entrance of Agamemnon is that of an austere soldier, a warrior. ... She now takes a different approach; she is methodical and clinical in sealing Agamemnon's fate. ... The death of Agamemnon and Cassandra evokes many different responses and reactions. ... The furies demanded that blood be served but Agamemnon had choices on trampling on the tapestry, he chose to do so. ...

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Fowler deduces that masculine power is threatened by the murder of the King, Agamemnon by his wife Clytemnestra. ... She argues that Agamemnon, Cassandra, Aegisthus, and she are the better couples. ... Zeitlin on his part perceives that placing Agamemnon together with Cassandra is a method of weakening him. According to him, Agamemnon, through his association with Cassandra is feminized (Zeitlin 92) In both the Agamemnon and the Choephori, Clytemnestra is portrayed as something different from a wife and a mother. ... The Erinyes will come from Agamemnon if Orestes fails to avenge him. ...

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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 story that best proves this idea is the story of Agamemnon and his wife Clytemestra and their doomed marriage that ends in an affair and murder. ... The mythological Greek story of the tragic tale of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra starts after Agamemnon returns home with Cassandra in tow after a grueling fight in the Trojan War. ... Once they step foot into their "tomb" the door closed and Agamemnon and Cassandra's lives ceased to exist. ...

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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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