Title: A Comparison of the Element of Hamartia in “Hamlet”‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”‚ and “Agamemnon” Thesis: One of the elements that can be compared in the plays “Hamlet”‚ “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”‚ and “Agamemnon” is hamartia. Attempt has been made to analyse the main characters’ personality traits and provide the reader with specific examples that help to clarify how hamartia is present in each of the three plays. In order to analyse all the three characters’ personalities
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Analyze Agamemnon’s Character from Homer’s Iliad and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon [pic] Agamemnon is the son of King Atreus of Mycenae and Queen Aerope‚ the brother of Menelaus and the husband of Clytemnestra. Agamemnon and Clytemnestra had four children: one son‚ Orestes‚ and three daughters‚ Iphigenia‚ Electra and Chrysothemis. He was the king of Mycenae. When Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ was abducted by Paris of Troy‚ Agamemnon was the commander of the Greeks in the ensuing Trojan War. Upon Agamemnon’s
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Bayeux Tapestry is unique and invaluable as an artefact of its time. It is not as simply as appears however and it is essential that we define its provenance and date. We must also understand the idiosyncrasies of its design if it’s to take its place as a ’major authority for the events of the Norman conquest.’ A point that must be addressed at the start of this essay is that the Bayeux Tapestry finishes rather abruptly after Harold is slain and his army routed. The start of the Tapestry is bordered
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The Agamemnon is a classic Greek tragedy written by Aeschylus in which he entails the continuation of the curse on the house of Atreus in the time period following the end of the Trojan War and the return of King Agamemnon. This play tells of the murders of Cassandra and Agamemnon-by-Agamemnon’s wife Clytemestra. Throughout the play many aspects have a profound effect on the structure. Things such as the chorus‚ audience‚ the use of common literary devices such as "buts" and ellipses" as well as
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Achilles‚ Agamemnon and Hektor‚ three great heroes with different characteristics. In the center of ancient Greek history are the big heroes‚ Gods and Goddesses but one of the heroes described with mastery is Achilles the Greek hero who is not described with disdain like other Greek heroes but with more love. The wrath of Achilles and the death of Hector‚ the biggest hero amongst Trojans‚ are described with rare mastery and love for Achilles despite the fact that he commits a cruel deed by killing
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A Comparison of a Tragic Hero from Euripides’s Medea and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Tragic heroes from Greek tragedies almost always share similar characteristics. Medea from Euripides’s play Medea and Clytemnestra from Aeschylus’s play Agamemnon display and share traits common to a tragic hero. They both have a flaw‚ hold a high rank or have an extraordinary ability‚ seek vengeance‚ and cause their own downfall anothers suffering. All of these traits are displayed clearly in these characters and
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Athens‚ Patriarchal Societies‚ and Phaedra and Clytaemnestra Upon first examination‚ it would seem that the two female characters of Greek drama Phaedra and Clytaemnestra are far removed from one another. Phaedra is seemingly a love-struck character that embodies pathos and a pathetic nature while Clytaemnestra has a cold and calculative nature to her. However‚ both characters are at the whim of the patriarchal Athenian society which makes these two seemingly diverse characters closer in design
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5. How far is this speech of Agamemnon typical of his views and actions elsewhere in the Iliad? This speech‚ to a certain extent does show Agamemnon’s typical views and actions in relation to other extracts in the Book. Such as his quarrel with Achilleus in book 1 and also his speech in book 9‚ in which he again pushes the blame away from himself. However it is also shown throughout the book that this is not his typical actions or views‚ for example his attitude towards Achilleus in book 1 and
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In Book 1 of the Iliad‚ Agamemnon should be the one that is responsible for the rage of Achiles. As the victory of the Achaeans’ battle‚ Agamemnon takes Chryseis as his prize while Achilles claims Briseis. Chryses begs Agamemnon to return his daughter but Agamemnon refuses to do it so Chryses asks Apollo for help. Apollo sends a plague which kills many Greek soldiers. Agamemnon returns Chryseis to Chryses and takes Briseis away from Achiles. Agamemnon’s action is inconsiderate and disrespectful
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In most Greek tragedies there is an act of hubris towards the gods‚ this bends the play into a different direction and usually affects the outcome. In both Agamemnon and Oedipus hubris is committed by the main characters and this leads to the consequences of the play‚ although in Oedipus he tried to defy the gods to save others‚ whereas Agamemnon ignores the consequences and defies the gods to make himself look good. In both plays the families have a long line of curses that have been passed down through
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