How Does Clytemnestra Change

In the duration of ten years, a vast number of things can change: society, beliefs, political power and much more. As for the kingdom of Argos, they experienced a revolving reality. Agamemnon left his kingdom in adequate shape, leaving his wife, Clytemnestra as the sole ruler in his absence. Periodically, Clytemnestra would receive updates on how Agamemnon and his fellow Greek soldiers were handling the war at Troy. Some of the messages she received were not appealing, including the news of her husband killing their daughter, solely to be involved in the Trojan War. This drastically altered the way Clytemnestra viewed her husband. Though this changed her viewpoint, she still wanted the Greek soldiers to be victorious, but now she wanted Agamemnon to get what he deserved.
As the news of Agamemnon and his fellow Achaean’s victory spread throughout the kingdom, Clytemnestra continued to plot out her vengeance. For the plan to be successful she had to find a way she could take advantage of Agamemnon’s foolishness, arrogance, and hubris. She was motivated by revenge, and she had a lot of time to plan it. Clytemnestra decided to make Agamemnon a robe for him to walk on, which eventually …show more content…
Clytemnestra shares how amazing and relentless he is and how she just wouldn’t be able to live without him. As she sees Agamemnon for the first time in ten years, she proclaims, “Let his path be covered quickly over all with purple, so Justice now may guide him to the home he never hoped to see.” (Aeschylus 75) As Agamemnon heads in the direction of the palace, his “choicest flower of abundant treasure” follows him. The treasure he brought back was Cassandra, the princess of Troy. Once Clytemnestra found out about Agamemnon’s’ concubine, it was metaphorically icing on the cake. Clytemnestra had already planned to kill Agamemnon, but this just fueled the