Aegisthus

in the poem and provide a multidimensional point of view that does not merely consider events from the perspective of the protagonist. For example, throughout the book, the death of Agamemnon at the hands of his unfaithful wife, Clytemnestra, and Aegisthus, Clytemnestra’s lover, is constantly juxtaposed with Odysseus’ ongoing pursuit of nostos, serving as a shadow of the current story. However, one other notable example of the…

Sofia Petros-Gouin Period 7 Gender Identities Across Literary Movements Mrs. Martling Medea and Clytemnestra Comparison Paper Due Monday October 13, 2014 Women have historically been characterized by society in accordance with their emotional reactions; Clytemnestra and Medea, of Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides' Medea respectively, are no exception to this trend. Ancient Greek societal norms understood it was plain that in the face of challenges, men react with logic and reason while…

The Divine Sacrifice Although it is believed that ancient Greeks did not practice human sacrifice, the concept itself occupied a large space of Greek drama, which raises questions about its meaning(s), function(s), and how it has contributed to the human-deity relationship in Greek Drama. Human sacrifice, as a thematic frame, is common within the works of the three Greek tragedians, who employ it as a mean to create a dilemma in their plays, add a layer of meaningful depth to the human death…