Clytemnestr Hero Or Villain?

Clytemnestra was the daughter of Tyndareus and Leda, king and queen of Sparta; half-sister of Helen of Troy, and husband of Agamemnon, ruler of Mycenae. She is infamous for plotting to murder her husband and Cassandra with Aegisthus, enemy of Agamemnon. She is a villain for her murder of innocent Cassandra and of her committing adultery. Clytemnestra is a murderer, slaughtering Cassandra for no reason besides for her own pride. Cassandra was a slave brought back by Agamemnon as a prize from the Trojan War (Clarke). She was just a slave and nothing more than that, so she never even did anything to to Clytemnestra. Miller recognizes this and calls Clytemnestra out when she says “I have always wished at this moment for Clytemnestra to pause,
While Agamemnon was away fighting the Trojan War, Clytemnestra allowed herself to be seduced and have an extramarital affair with Aegisthus (Jain). She betrayed her husband’s trust and love by cheating on him with Aegisthus. She has no loyalty to him and the family they have together, which is a terrible trait to have for a person. She then takes cheating on him to a whole new level, as she and Aegisthus planned to murder Agamemnon (Knowles). Clytemnestra was willing to do anything to be with her new, unofficial lover. Adultery is already a terrible thing to do, but she then murders her husband out of love, which makes her all the more a villain.
To add insult to injury, she decided to have an affair with Agamemnon’s worst enemy, Aegisthus. According to The Columbia Encyclopedia, Aegisthus wanted to avenge his father’s death by murdering Agamemnon through Clytemnestra. This is one of the biggest signs of disrespect and treason, that she could commit. She’s practically spitting in his face when she decides to run off with Aegisthus. Clytemnestra is a women who lacks respect and loyalty to her spouse when she does that, making it seem as though she’s evil and