In Agamemnon, the classic Greek drama, Aeschylus demonstrates the concept of the tragic flaw through the character of Agamemnon and how he is a common man with similar feelings and beliefs. ... Agamemnon's dedication reaches to his people and to the gods. ... Both lovers seek to destroy Agamemnon because of his actions and those of his father. ... Finally, Agamemnon falls to the lowest depths due to his tragic flaw. ... In The House of Atreus, Agamemnon demonstrates all the criteria of the tragic hero. ...

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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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Agamemnon then demands Briseis from Achilles for Chryseis stead. ... Agamemnon agreed but Achilles refuses the offer. ... Agamemnon is strong but arrogant and selfish. ... He helps Agamemnon to solve his issue with Achilles. Menelaus - King of Sparta; the younger brother of Agamemnon. ...

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Helen was married to Menelaus, the brother of Agamemnon because her stepfather, King Tyndareus of Sparta want someone to protect Helen. ... A hero in Agamemnon's expedition called Achilles was the son of Peleus and Thetis. ... Then Agamemnon decided to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess Artemis. ... During these ten years, Agamemnon took Briseis for himself. ... Cassandra became Agamemnon's captive and revenge for the death of her daughter, Iphigenia. ...

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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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Yeats" sonnet is mostly a well-constructed allusion to several events in Greek mythology, like Zeus" coming to the Greek land, the attack of from the Trojan horse and death of Agamemnon during the destruction of the Trojan empire. ... Then when Zeus disguised as a huge swan has ended his sexual act with Yeats mentions that that was the point at which deadly problems were created for the Trojans, like their being attacked by Odysseus from the broken wall in the Trojan Horse; death of their king Agamemnon in the tower on the burning roof of Troy. Yeats specifies the allusions to Troy, because th...

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Nine years into the war, the Greek leader, Agamemnon, made a poor choice involving his desire for a young woman, which again ignited and perpetuated the war. A young maiden, Chryseis, the daughter of the Apollo's priest, was abducted by Greek soldiers and delivered to Agamemnon. ... Because of Agamemnon's stubborn desire to keep the young woman, severe setbacks for the Greek army were set in motion. ...

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Menelaus was furious and sent for his brother King Agamemnon to come assist him. Menelaus and Agamemnon swore revenge on Paris and vow to bring Helen back to Sparta. ... Agamemnon and Menelaus conquered Troy with the Spartan Army and the help of a large wooden horse. ...

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The Illiad The Illiad is a tale of heroes and gods, it is a story of Achilles, of his anger and determination. And of his slaying of the Trojan Hector. The purpose of the war was to recover the most beautiful women in the world, Helen. She was the wife of Menelaus, king of Sparta. Menelau...

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Strauss also points out the hierarchy of the Greek army; Agamemnon and his rule over his kingdom. ... This was seen, as a punishment from Apollo for Agamemnon had not returned Chrysies to her father, this particular part of the story has a lot of references to Homer. ...

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(Following the cycle of blood shed among the relatives in the Orestia) It all started when Thyestes seduced Atreus" wife and contested his right to the throne. To get even, Atreus killed Thyestes children and fed them to him. When Thyestes realized what his brother had done he cursed him and his ...

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