1. The Gods in this play are not much different from the Odyssey, as they are feared by the Chorus and everyone else. But the Gods are very much respected. Since they have power and can punish people. Just like Artemis asked Agamemnon to sacrifice his daughter before he can sail to Troy. Zeus is still praised as the king of the gods. They are basically there to keep everyone in line; like a judge. The Gods tend to torment humans who commit crime and are very vengeful.
2. One of the acts of violence in the play was when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia, which makes Clytemnestra want to murder him. Another act is the most important which led to the Trojan War; that is the kidnapping of Helen. Finally the most tragic acts of violence was when Agamemnon’s father (Atreus) cooked his own brother’s children and served them to him. It seems like the violence that …show more content…
I found that in Agamemnon their violence was very much more tragic than the Odyssey. Of course in the Odyssey there was violence; from wars, the Cyclops, and even Odysseus himself. But in Agamemnon there seems to be more tragic events. Such as I recently wrote, being the sacrifice of his daughter, the murder of Agamemnon, and many others. In the Odyssey the violence seemed to be minor and less backstabbing, until the end of the story. When Odysseus murders all the suitors who deserved nothing more. The Plays violence is based mostly around wanting revenge and betrayal.
3. In this play, I noticed the majority of revenge came from the gods. Since they are very uppity acting, they take everything to heart and seriously. One of the main events in the story, was when Paris kidnaps Menelaus wife, Helen, and they fled to Troy. Since that is very disrespectful; Paris entire city was destroyed by the Greeks with help from the gods. Another event that happened was when the Greeks destroyed the altars of the gods in Troy. The Gods punished them by destroying most of their ships after leaving
2. One of the acts of violence in the play was when Agamemnon sacrificed his own daughter Iphigenia, which makes Clytemnestra want to murder him. Another act is the most important which led to the Trojan War; that is the kidnapping of Helen. Finally the most tragic acts of violence was when Agamemnon’s father (Atreus) cooked his own brother’s children and served them to him. It seems like the violence that …show more content…
I found that in Agamemnon their violence was very much more tragic than the Odyssey. Of course in the Odyssey there was violence; from wars, the Cyclops, and even Odysseus himself. But in Agamemnon there seems to be more tragic events. Such as I recently wrote, being the sacrifice of his daughter, the murder of Agamemnon, and many others. In the Odyssey the violence seemed to be minor and less backstabbing, until the end of the story. When Odysseus murders all the suitors who deserved nothing more. The Plays violence is based mostly around wanting revenge and betrayal.
3. In this play, I noticed the majority of revenge came from the gods. Since they are very uppity acting, they take everything to heart and seriously. One of the main events in the story, was when Paris kidnaps Menelaus wife, Helen, and they fled to Troy. Since that is very disrespectful; Paris entire city was destroyed by the Greeks with help from the gods. Another event that happened was when the Greeks destroyed the altars of the gods in Troy. The Gods punished them by destroying most of their ships after leaving