Clytemnestra

Electra by Euripides plot is the same as Sophocles’ Electra for it tells a story about Electra and her brother Orestes wanting to get revenge on their mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, for killing their father Agamemnon. The events that led to the actions in this play was Clytemnestra killing her husband, to avenge her daughter Iphigenia, Agamemnon and his concubine Cassandra after they returned from the Trojan War. The play’s setting unlike Sophocles’ does not take place entirely in…

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…

atrocious betrayal of trust can be enough to convict us. This is precisely what happened to Clytemnestra in Aeschylus’ Oresteia. Before the Trojan war, when Agamemnon was setting sail for Troy, the wind would not allow him to leave so he sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, to the gods. He then left Clytemnestra to rule for ten years not including the several years of sailing.While he was gone, his wife, Clytemnestra, planned her revenge and had an affair with his cousin Aegisthus. Upon his…

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…

Clytemnestra is the main focus of the first part of play titled “Agamemnon” as the story focuses on her plot to kill Agamemnon, her husband. Clytemnestra’s murder of Agamemnon is entirely unjustified. Holding a grudge for the past ten years of Agamemnon’s absence, Clytemnestra does whatever it takes to get revenge on her husband. Clytemnestra murder of Agamemnon isn’t vindicated because she holds a grudge against Agamemnon for having no choice but to kill their daughter, tricked Agamemnon into…

tragedy Agamemnon by Aeschylus, the two women with the most prominent roles as female characters are Clytemnestra and Cassandra. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon’s wife, is left alone ruling Argos while her husband has left to fight in the Trojan War for a decade. Cassandra is a prisoner of Agamemnon’s as well as Apollo’s mistress. A common theme arises as both women are involved in acts of adultery. Clytemnestra has an affair with her lover Aegistus, whereas Cassandra, as previously mentioned, is…

opposition to male leaders or their husbands. The Agamemnon challenges the typical role of women with a strong personality in Clytemnestra. She, like Penelope in The Odyssey, assumes control of the land while her husband fights in the Trojan War. This position of power and independence defies the quiet role that society expects females to undertake. Both the chorus alone and Clytemnestra address the role of women in…

characters like Clytemnestra. In place his absence during the war in Troy, Clytemnestra commanded the kingdom of Argos till the recent homecoming of her husband, Agamemnon. Though the fall of Troy was of great success to the king of Argos, he’d soon come to find that war awaited his return in his own backyard. The fate of his life fell at the hands of Clytemnestra whom was eager for his death as revenge for Agamemnon's sacrifice of their daughter Iphigenia. Throughout the story, Clytemnestra…

Orestes’ father, Agamemnon, was murdered upon returning home from battle, by his wife Clytemnestra. Throughout the play, woman are used to demonstrate how traditional gender roles can be rejected and highlight the sexist nature of traditional greek society. One of the primary ways Clytemnestra rejected her roles as a women was by the way she used her language. When Agamemnon first returns from war, Clytemnestra is very inviting. She explains, “when a woman sits at home, parted from her husband,…

Thomas Professor Edmon Thomas Theatre 1030 001 31 August 2015 The Oresteia: Play Critiques Agamemnon Critique Plot: Argos has been living without its king for ten years. He doesn't think that Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, and Queen of Argos, is managing things very well (103). Inciting Incident: The Watchman sees a signal fire announces that Agamemnon is coming home from the Trojan War, after his long period of absence (104). Exposition: To ensure safe travels Agamemnon sacrificed his…