The Role of Revenge
Theron Thomas
Dr. Barker
World Literature
The Role of Revenge
In Aeschylus’s, Agamemnon I do believe the role of revenge is justified. Even with it being as sad as true, there is a special bond with mother and daughter that no one can ever break or come in between. In the play, if the chorus would’ve listen to Cassandra’s prophecy and took action from the jump, maybe this whole tragedy would be prevented. But since the words were spoken from the lips of a woman, they seem to have loss it’s meaning entirely and took for an awkward joke of some kind that no one would think to be true. Ironically, in life and in this story, the people who possess vital knowledge about survival are the main ones we seem to shrug off. Taking heed to our own knowledge and understanding can sometime lead to bad consequences as we have found out with the killing of Agamemnon by his beloved wife.
Clytaemnestra has thought up a plan to uncover the outcome of the Trojan War as quickly as possible; however, when she tries to share the news, the Chorus castoffs her declaration. This constant battle between the Chorus and Clytaemnestra annoys her because of their defiant disbelief, “And you have proof? /that, or a phantom spirit sends you into raptures” (pgs.272-274). The Chorus, that was made of mainly of men cannot and will not accept the fact a woman can have any sort of knowledge before they do. Her proclamation fell upon deaf ears just because of the fact of her gender which makes Clytaemnestra irate and saddened all at once : “I cried out long ago!/You made me seem deranged” (pgs. 580-586). Even when Clytaemnestra explains her findings, the pride-stricken men determine her information was that of nonsense and that it was all gossip. “Just like a woman/to fill with thanks before the truth is clear . . . So gullible. Their stories -spread like wildfire, /they fly fast and die faster; /rumors voiced by women come to nothing.”(pgs. 580-586). In
Dr. Barker
World Literature
The Role of Revenge
In Aeschylus’s, Agamemnon I do believe the role of revenge is justified. Even with it being as sad as true, there is a special bond with mother and daughter that no one can ever break or come in between. In the play, if the chorus would’ve listen to Cassandra’s prophecy and took action from the jump, maybe this whole tragedy would be prevented. But since the words were spoken from the lips of a woman, they seem to have loss it’s meaning entirely and took for an awkward joke of some kind that no one would think to be true. Ironically, in life and in this story, the people who possess vital knowledge about survival are the main ones we seem to shrug off. Taking heed to our own knowledge and understanding can sometime lead to bad consequences as we have found out with the killing of Agamemnon by his beloved wife.
Clytaemnestra has thought up a plan to uncover the outcome of the Trojan War as quickly as possible; however, when she tries to share the news, the Chorus castoffs her declaration. This constant battle between the Chorus and Clytaemnestra annoys her because of their defiant disbelief, “And you have proof? /that, or a phantom spirit sends you into raptures” (pgs.272-274). The Chorus, that was made of mainly of men cannot and will not accept the fact a woman can have any sort of knowledge before they do. Her proclamation fell upon deaf ears just because of the fact of her gender which makes Clytaemnestra irate and saddened all at once : “I cried out long ago!/You made me seem deranged” (pgs. 580-586). Even when Clytaemnestra explains her findings, the pride-stricken men determine her information was that of nonsense and that it was all gossip. “Just like a woman/to fill with thanks before the truth is clear . . . So gullible. Their stories -spread like wildfire, /they fly fast and die faster; /rumors voiced by women come to nothing.”(pgs. 580-586). In