Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Tragic heroes from Greek tragedies almost always share similar characteristics. Medea from Euripides’s play Medea and Clytemnestra from Aeschylus’s play Agamemnon display and share traits common to a tragic hero. They both have a flaw‚ hold a high rank or have an extraordinary ability‚ seek vengeance‚ and cause their own downfall anothers suffering. All of these traits are displayed clearly in these characters and are shown in the textual support. Both Medea and Clytemnestra had
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unjustified for Clytaemnestra to murder Agamemnon on the basis of revenge for their daughter Iphigenia because of how long it had been‚ the fact that it was done for the greater good and because of Clytaemnestras’ infidelity to Agamemnon. This is summed up elegantly by the chorus of old men when they say to Clytaemnestra‚ “…And You‚ innocent of his murder? And who could swear to that? and how?...” (A‚ 1534-35). One reads very early on in the book of Agamemnon that “Ten years gone‚ ten to the day our
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The Agamemnon is a classic Greek tragedy written by Aeschylus in which he entails the continuation of the curse on the house of Atreus in the time period following the end of the Trojan War and the return of King Agamemnon. This play tells of the murders of Cassandra and Agamemnon-by-Agamemnon’s wife Clytemestra. Throughout the play many aspects have a profound effect on the structure. Things such as the chorus‚ audience‚ the use of common literary devices such as "buts" and ellipses" as well as
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The characters in Aeschylus’ Agamemnon create only fear and no pity in each other and in the audience.’ How far do you agree with this statement? I agree with this statement to a certain extent‚ however‚ I think it does not represent the whole of the Agamemnon. I think that what invokes pity‚ are events‚ rather than characters‚ that have preceded the play. There are mixes of passive and fearsome characters in the Agamemnon. Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are an example of fearsome characters‚ when
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inquisitive art and emotions they both portray. Aristotle’s Poetics states that there are six major components within discovering a tragedy. The six components consist of plot‚ character‚ diction/language‚ thoughts/themes‚ spectacle‚ and lyric/song. I chose to relate Aristotle’s view of a tragedy to Aeschylus’s Agamemnon plot component due to the fact that Aristotle believes to be the most important. A well rounded plot requires an insightful beginning‚ which doesn’t reflect on any previous action;
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2301.04 10 September 2013 Achilles Vs. Agamemnon In Homer’s‚ The Iliad‚ Book 1‚ “The Rage of Achilles‚” one of the main concepts presented is the idea that the gods desire honor and glory. It is very evident that both Achilles and Agamemnon are in competition for more power and dominance. This idea is demonstrated primarily through the two prize women‚ Briseis and Chryseis‚ daughter of Chrsyses. While the Trojan war was going on‚ both Achilles and Agamemnon had a fight amongst themselves‚ rather
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The Iliad by Homer is an epic poem that mainly focuses on the Trojan War. The poem begins in the middle of the war between two kingdoms that lasted up to a total of 10 years. Agamemnon‚ the king of Greece‚ has an elite warrior name Achilles. However‚ Agamemnon fails to convince Achilles to go back to war while Priam‚ the king of Troy‚ succeeds to convince Achilles to return Hector’s body back to him. Agamemnon’s embassy fails while Priam’s embassy succeeds. Priam’s selflessness and braveness lead
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In most Greek tragedies there is an act of hubris towards the gods‚ this bends the play into a different direction and usually affects the outcome. In both Agamemnon and Oedipus hubris is committed by the main characters and this leads to the consequences of the play‚ although in Oedipus he tried to defy the gods to save others‚ whereas Agamemnon ignores the consequences and defies the gods to make himself look good. In both plays the families have a long line of curses that have been passed down through
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Achilles‚ Agamemnon and Hektor‚ three great heroes with different characteristics. In the center of ancient Greek history are the big heroes‚ Gods and Goddesses but one of the heroes described with mastery is Achilles the Greek hero who is not described with disdain like other Greek heroes but with more love. The wrath of Achilles and the death of Hector‚ the biggest hero amongst Trojans‚ are described with rare mastery and love for Achilles despite the fact that he commits a cruel deed by killing
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would seem that the two female characters of Greek drama Phaedra and Clytaemnestra are far removed from one another. Phaedra is seemingly a love-struck character that embodies pathos and a pathetic nature while Clytaemnestra has a cold and calculative nature to her. However‚ both characters are at the whim of the patriarchal Athenian society which makes these two seemingly diverse characters closer in design than most would initially assume. With both characters‚ it is relationships with men that
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