poem‚ when Chryses‚ the priest of Apollo‚ begs for Agamemnon to return his daughter; the scene between Andromache and Hector in book six‚ the scene between the Achain leaders and Achilles in book nineteen and late in the story‚ when Priam begs for his son’s body. In the Iliad‚ all of the supplications fail with the exception of one. The first scene occurs at the very beginning of Book One‚ and in effect gets the whole thing underway. Agamemnon has captured a girl‚ Chryseis‚ the daughter of the
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argument between Achilles and Agamemnon over Briseis‚ who was considered a war prizeThey brought back the spoils and divided them equally among the warriors. Agamemnon’s prize was Chryseis‚ the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. Achilles’ reward was a maiden named Briseis. Both women were taken against their will. Unfortunately for Agamemnon‚ Chryseis’ father begged for his daughter to be released and offered huge amounts of treasures as ransom. In return‚ Agamemnon took Briseis‚ Achilles prize
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greatest military prowess of any of the Achaean ranks. The only downfall for Achilles is that his inner force is driven by rage and proves to be devastating to his Achaean comrades. In the first book of the “Iliad”‚ Achilles pride was hurt when Agamemnon takes Achilles prize‚ Briseis‚ from him after Agamemnon’s prize‚ Chryseis‚ was demanded back from the Greek god Apollo. This began the rage inside Achilles and with this he refused to continue fighting with the Achaean army and took his men back
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Clytaemnestra and his cousin Aegisthus kill Agamemnon‚ the king of Argos‚ it is up to his long lost son Orestes‚ to avenge his death. To the people of Argos and the house of Atreus‚ Orestes was an innocent hero in yet another chess game played by the gods. Deep into the first story of “The Oresteia‚” better known as “Agamemnon‚” Cassandra‚ who has been cursed by Apollo to be a seer who will never be believed‚ envisions the death of Agamemnon and herself. It is in this vision
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Achaean (Greek) army raiding the town of Chryse and taking two women‚ Chrysies and Briseis. Agamemnon claims Chrysies and Achilles claims Briseis. Neither however counted the fact that Chrysies’ father‚ Chryses was a Priest of Apollo. After Chryses offers a huge reward for the return of his daughter and Agamemnon refuses he then prays to Apollo who in return sends a Plague upon the Achaean camp. Agamemnon consults the prophet and learns he must return his prize but in return he demands Briseis. Once
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of female roles. Homer’s Klytaimnestra represents the scheming devil archetype. As is recapitulated in The Odyssey‚ Klytaimnestra’s husband‚ Agamemnon‚ is gone for years fighting the Trojan War‚ while Klytaimnestra sits alone at home‚ bored. She is expected to be chaste and perfectly faithful to her husband for all those years‚ even though Agamemnon is socially permitted to take a mistress‚ Kassandra‚ without any sort of uproar. Klytaimnestra‚ however‚ has sexual needs which Agamemnon’s absence
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Sparta‚ ignites a war that will devastate a civilization. When Paris steals Helen away from her husband‚ King of Menelaus‚ it is an insult that cannot be suffered. Familial pride dictates that an affront to Menelaus is an affront to his brother. Agamemnon‚ the powerful King of the Mycenaean’s‚ who soon unites all the massive tribes of Greece to steal Helen back from Troy in defense of his brother’s honor. This action packed movie is sure to keep you on the edge of your seat up until the end credits
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sway audience’s emotions to feel the way the characters felt‚ to fill in the audience of what has happened in the past and give in sight of what will happen in the future‚ and to play the part of the "people" speaking as one being in society. In Agamemnon the Greek chorus’s role is huge‚ consisting of almost half the lines in the entire play. The Greek chorus fills the audience in on what has happened‚ the past and displays the action of the entire piece to the audience. The story of Agamemnom tells
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These ideas of masculinity are influential in Achilles ’ decision to turn down Agamemnon ’s offers‚ yet it also happens to be these same influences that will eventually induce Achilles back to the glory of war. Furthermore‚ one can see the drive for these masculine qualities in Achilles and Agamemnon. Achilles and Agamemnon possess many of the same qualities yet‚ they also vary in several ways. Achilles and Agamemnon may hold similar feelings although‚ many of the feelings that these two attain
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Troy Directed By: John Kent Harrison Produced By: Ted Kurdyla Written By: Ronni Kern Starring: Sienna Guillory as Helen Matthew Marsden as Paris John Rhys-Davies as King Priam of Troy Emilia Fox as Cassandra‚ Princess of Troy Rufus Sewell as Agamemnon Stellan Skarsgård as Theseus Joe Montana as Achilles Katie Blake as Clytemnestra Craig Kelly as Pollux Manuel Cauchi as Paris’ Father Kristina Paris as Iphigenia Music By: Joel Goldsmith Cinematography: Edward J. Pai Editing By: Michael D. Ornstein
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