There are many characters in the play Agamemnon by Aeschylus and they are all important in their own ways. One of the characters is Cassandra‚ a seer who was brought back with Agamemnon after Troy’s defeat. At first Cassandra seems like a minor character since she does not speak much‚ but as the play progresses‚ her character develops and she starts to play a larger role in the play. Cassandra is used by Aeschylus to a great extent. She and her supernatural powers help to make the audience feel more
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states that there are six major components within discovering a tragedy. The six components consist of plot‚ character‚ diction/language‚ thoughts/themes‚ spectacle‚ and lyric/song. I chose to relate Aristotle’s view of a tragedy to Aeschylus’s Agamemnon plot component due to the fact that Aristotle believes to be the most important. A well rounded plot requires an insightful beginning‚ which doesn’t reflect on any previous action; a middle‚ that follows the beginning with a climax; and an end that
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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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In the Agamemnon‚ Clytemnestra makes a formal speech to the chorus describing her love and concern for her husband. Describe the elements of deceit in the speech. In Aeschylus’s Greek myth Oresteia‚ Clytemnestra makes a speech shortly before her husband‚ Agamemnon‚ is murdered. The speech is spoken right upon the return of Agamemnon from the war of troy. The speech she gives is deceitful and foreshadows many events to come in the myth. The speech is also full of double entendres and appearances
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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 tragic traits. They are both vengeful wives who share similarities in the cause of their vengeance but have some differences in their chosen means of revenge; as a result of successfully exacting their revenge both Clytemnestra and Medea cause their own downfall. Both Medea and Clytemnestra seek to hurt their husbands
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ANCIENT ART 200 Was the Mask Of Agamemnon Edited by Schliemann and his Workers? 5/14/2011 Sandra.Baah | Schliemann was a German archeologist who excavated the shaft graves of Mycenae. He found a mask which has been claimed to be the mask of Agamemnon. This has brought up endless debates about the authenticity of the mask. The mask is said to be one of Schliemann’s forgeries. Some scholars claim the mask is too new or does not have any qualities that prove that it is Mycenaean. It is difficult to
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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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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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