English IV Period E 28 November 2012 The Cause of the Trojan War Agamemnon and Paris are to blame for the Trojan War because of the choices they made. Agamemnon wanted to conquer Troy but never had a reason behind it; Paris kidnapped Helen‚ the wife of Menelaus‚ and that made Agamemnon and Menelaus angry. This finally gave Agamemnon a reason to go after Troy. He wanted his brother to have his wife back and if that meant he was able to attack Troy‚ that’s what he was going to do. He took his anger
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Greek society. In the tragedy of Agamemnon there are several cases where one person was killed as payback for another person that was murdered. For example‚ Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter‚ Iphigenia‚ in order to please the goddess Artemis. When Clytemnestra‚ Agamemnon’s wife‚ found out about her daughter’s death she was heartbroken and angry. Clytemnestra immediately began plotting her revenge against Agamemnon to make up for her daughter’s death. When Agamemnon returns from the battle of Troy
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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
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Helen of Troy I. CHARACTERS Major Characters: Achilles- Stanley Baker Agamemnon- Robert Douglas Andromache- Patricia Marmont Hector- Harry Andrews Helen of Troy- Rossana Podestà MenelausNiall MacGinnis Paris- Jacques Sernas Patroclus- Terence Longdon Priam- Cedric Hardwicke Ulysses- Torin Thatcher Minor Characters: Aeneas- Ronald Lewis Polydorus- Robert Brown Alpheus- TonioSelwart Andraste- Brigitte Bardot Andros- Eduardo Ciannelli Cassandra- Janette Scott Cora- Barbara Cavan Dancer- George
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refusal to abide by the customary rules of status‚ when he rejects Agamemnon’s offer in Book Nine. Both characters in the myth are fighting because Agamemnon has taken charge of Achilles’ Trojan slave named Briseis‚ claiming her as his property. Achilles has feelings for Briseis‚ which drives the plot in The Iliad. Achilles already despises Agamemnon‚ so this final act of disrespect causes Achilles
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is the center of the Iliad is the emotional aspect of force. Agamemnon is affected by force exactly as Weil describes – he is enslaved and blinded by it. Agamemnon is typically respectful of the gods and generally leads his troops well as he attempts to protect his soldiers. However in the first book‚ an external cause forces him to lose his composure and fall under the pressures of it. Chryses‚ a priest of Apollo‚ comes to Agamemnon to ask him for his daughter back. This action modifies Agamemnon’s
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The House of Atreus The Background The House of Atreus‚ a tragic story of many generations passed down‚ is focused around on the royal family of Mycenae which is said to be one of the most important families in literature. This story is created from a curse‚ put on the whole family line. When It First Begins Tantalus‚ the son of Zeus had a foolish idea. He wanted to prove that he was better than the gods‚ so he cut up his son Pelops and fed him to the gods thinking that
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the event to the audience: With the kidnapping/seduction of Helen by the prince of Troy‚ Paris‚ the two kings‚ Menelaus and Agamemnon enter Greece into a ten-year war. The events in Agamemnon are only a small part of a larger story‚ as the Chorus makes clear in its lengthy speech. The first piece of the passage of the Chorus’ narrative confirms the power Menelaus and Agamemnon possess; they are sanctioned by Zeus to send a “rescue” party‚ which includes thousands of Greek ships‚ to Troy. The Trojan
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When he gets angry it’s because of Agamemnon taking Briseis from him. He gets rage from when the Trojans kill his cousin. Achilles becomes compassionate when the King of Troy comes to ask for his son’s body back. At the beginning of the war Achilles is not on good terms with Agamemnon because Agamemnon does not have respect towards Achilles. Agamemnon takes Briseis from Achilles when Achilles is gone. When Achilles returns he is angered with what Agamemnon did. He says that he will no
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Lesson 1-Personal Response Agamemnon I believe that Agamemnon is a protagonist character with selfish intentions in the play‚ Agamemnon. Although‚ he does make a few errors in his period of ruling. Overall‚ I believe he is a hubris person as he holds great pride in himself‚ his actions and his decisions. I believe that his intentions of his actions are only meant for his own benefit and that he believes no one else’s value should be more than his value. He has very little effect but‚ a very important
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