of Agamemnon and Chryses‚ a priest of Apollo. When Chryses offers Agamemnon gifts beyond count and asked for his daughter back in exchange‚ Agamemnon rudely refuses and tells the priest‚ “sooner will old age come upon her in my own house‚ in Argos far from her own land‚ going up and down by the loom and being in my bed as my companion.” (1.29-31) Apollo‚ enraged at this act‚ sends down fiery arrows of pestilence for nine days that engulfs the whole kingdom and that only stops after Agamemnon gives
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his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon‚ great field marshal…most grasping man alive‚ how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? – So return the girl to the god‚ at least for now. We Achaeans will pay you back‚ three‚ four times over‚ if Zeus will grant us the gift‚ somehow‚ someday‚ to raze Troy’s massive ramparts to the ground” (81). He tried to sound powerful and heroic‚ so Agamemnon would easily return the girl without wanting more from him. Agamemnon knew better and put Achilles
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guilt about it. She feels so justified in her actions‚ because Agamemnon sacrificed her daughter‚ and to her that was unforgivable (Aeschylus‚ Agamemnon). “He [Agamemnon] thought nothing more of it than killing a beast‚ and his flocks were rich‚ teeming in their fleece‚ but he sacrificed his own child‚ our daughter‚ the agony I labored into love to charm away the savage winds of Thrace.” (Aeschylus p. 163). Clytemnestra feels like Agamemnon gave no regard to their daughter’s life. The child that she
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theme‚ however‚ is anger‚ specifically Achilles’. Achilles’ rage in the Iliad was not justifiable‚ he did everything out of his thirst for being remembered‚ he was overdramatic and his personality in general as seen during his interactions with Agamemnon‚ and Hector’s and Patroclus’ deaths. The story opens with a discussion between
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snake in its talons. The examples that will be used are the relationships between Agamemnon and Achilles; Hector and Achilles; and Achilles and Prium. The information shown will show not only the differences in the interactions of the gods‚ specifically Zeus‚ Hera‚ Athena‚ Apollo‚ and Thetis‚ but how the lack of interaction changed the story slightly. The scene in both versions of the argument between Agamemnon and Achilles is very different from the written hero epic of the Iliad to the modern
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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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portrays suffering for many characters; however‚ Clytemnestra suffers the most. Therefore‚ Aeschylus illustrates Clytemnestra’s suffering when her husband is at war‚ and then to add to that suffering‚ the sacrifice of her daughter‚ so she murders Agamemnon claiming it was justifiable in avenge for
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family’s were broken and a few people were to blame for this. One of the most significant influences to the Trojan War was the Beautiful Helen. Helen disowned her country and her people‚ she knew the consequences and she chose love over loyalty. Agamemnon is another cause of the Trojan war. His goal was to overthrow Troy and he would fight to reach that. Paris is also to blame. His prophesy stated that he would burn down Troy and knowing that did not stop him from creating chaos’s with the Greeks
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to the achaeans because Agamemnon would not return Chryses’ daughter‚ Chryseis‚ despite his offering to pay a large ransom for her return. Calchas thinks that the powers that be will be angered by what he was about to say‚ so he asks Achilles to promise to protect him from the forces of the angered king. The argument between Agamemnon and achilles that causes Achilles to quit on the army was over Agamemnon’s prize‚ Chryses’ daughter. To help him in his feud with Agamemnon‚ Achilles prays to his
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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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