Clytemnestra

Agamemnon where different people violate these set in stone rolls, the most prominent being Clytemnestra and how she basically ruled the kingdom while Agamemnon was away fighting in the war, also killing Agamemnon and Cassandra herself, something women were not thought of to do. Also, especially according to the chorus, Aegisthus, Clytemnestra’s lover, does not confirm to his gender roles by letting Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon and Cassandra, instead of doing it himself. These are two people who…

heroes show many similar attributes. These heroes have been found to create their own downfall. In the two plays Medea and Agamemnon, the readers are introduced to Medea and Clytemnestra. These women have a resembling story. Their husbands, Jason and Agamemnon, betrayed Medea and Clytemnestra by committing adultery. Clytemnestra and Medea did not take this unfaithfulness very well. Both women acted out of hurt when they exacted revenge against their adulterous husbands, by using their cunning…

plays, Clytemnestra and Medea are vengeful and ruthless in their pursuit of justice because of the disloyalty wrought upon them by their male partners Agamemnon and Jason. By preserving themselves through actions of revenge Medea and Clytemnestra challenge the prejudices of the male-dominated societies that seem to have no place for their capabilities. First, in both plays, the women…

The son of the King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae. After Agamemnon returned from the Trojan War, he was killed by his wife and his cousin Aegisthus. Orestes, a young boy at the time of his father's murder was smuggled to safety by Electra, his sister and taken to stay with their father's old friend King Strophius of Phocis. Strophius raised Orestes with his son Pylades, they became close friends. Upon manhood, Orestes killed Clytemnestra and Aegisthus, since it was the best way to…

The University of Alberta’s studio theatre production of Iphigenia At Aulis, directed by David Kennedy was originally written by Euripides. The play is built around the conflict of the Trojan War. In the beginning of the play the audience witnesses Agamemnon distraught, about having to sacrifice his eldest daughter Iphigenia to the Greek god Artemis. In doing so Agamemnon believes the Greeks will win the war against the Trojans. In Euripides original version the play takes place during the…

To the extent of this class so far, we have had the opportunity to read the book titled, The Complete Aeschylus: Volume 1: The Oresteia: 1, but more specifically the story of Agamemnon, the Greek Warrior King. The story of Agamemnon’s homecoming is one for the ages. To give you an idea of just how many Achaeans were involved in the war, 1,000 ships had set sail to Troy. Each ship held between 300-400 people. In quest of Troy, Artemis, who was a great goddess, halted the wind and demanded that…

productions during this time period. However, in this particular piece, two women stole the spotlight. The characters Cassandra and Clytemnestra were used to portray Agamemnon’s character. Clytemnestra gave a very different view of Agamemnon than Cassandra did. It is hard not to wonder why Aeschylus would choose such an unordinary context. Throughout the city of Argos Clytemnestra is seen as a very loyal, dutiful wife. It is easy to believe that she did fall under this profile.…

the use of the character Clytemnestra. At many points in Agamemnon, we hear characters utter stereotyped and irrational views on women. The women in this story are known to be cheaters, murderers, and liars. We first learn about Clytemnestra when the Watchman speaks of her in the opening scene. He doesn’t seem too fond of her and as the play progresses we quickly learn why. The women in the play seem to be helpless and at the whim of the man however clearly Clytemnestra has proven women to be…

his army to Troy this action was the sacrifice of his own daughter Iphigenia to please a God. Though, he may have pleased the god in that instance he knew it would lead to his demise little did he know the monster he had created was his own wife. Clytemnestra Agamemnon’s wife is very complex and while reading the story of Agamemnon a reader comes into the conflict of wondering is she justified in the way she acts or is she truly the root of all evil. This complexity of her character makes it…

Role of women in ancient Greek mythology Name Institution Introduction Myths serve two key functions: 1) to answer the kind of awkward questions normally asked by children like ‘How was the world made? Who was the first person to live in the world? Where do the souls of the dead go?’ 2) To account for a community’s customs and rituals as well as to provide a justification to the existence of a social system. In ancient Greece, myths featuring monsters, heroes and heroines as well as gods…