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    The Women of Agamemnon

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    The Women of Agamemnon A woman’s role in ancient Greek life was far less significant when compared to that of Greek men. Greek women’s jobs were mainly to run the household and bear children. Women had very little rights in Greek society. In Tragedies women were often the main focus revealing to us how women were treated and also how they were thought of in society (Marschke). In the play Agamemnon written by Aeschylus‚ all of the actions revolve around the actions of the women. The plays namesake

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    History 1 9/13/2011 The role of the Greek Chorus in Agamemnom The role that the Greek chorus played throughout the development of acient Greek theater changed from show to show. Their purposes were to sway audience’s emotions to feel the way the characters felt‚ to fill in the audience of what has happened in the past and give in sight of what will happen in the future‚ and to play the part of the "people" speaking as one being in society. In Agamemnon the Greek chorus’s role is huge‚ consisting

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    Agamemnon Response

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    Agamemnon-Final Response The main theme in Agamemnon is revenge. It is clearly shown throughout the play and it is even seen in other works unrelated to the story. In order to get to war‚ Agamemnon must sacrifice his daughter‚ Iphigenia. Clytemnestra‚ wants revenge‚ in the form of death‚ on Agamemnon after this event. In addition‚ she wants Agamemnon to die because he has had a mistress during the time he is at war‚ and because she wants to continue to have her affair with Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon’s

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    Achilles and Agamemnon

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    Achilles and Agamemnon If I were to side with Achilles or Agamemnon in their quarrel‚ I would choose to side with Achilles. Based on the story from the book‚ it seems as though Achilles is much more worthiness than Agamemnon. Achilles is not as dishonorable as Agamemnon‚ nor is he as greedy‚ and he is also more useful for the Greeks rather than Agamemnon is. Although Agamemnon is the king of Mycenae‚ he is a king with great disgrace. A first example would be when Agamemnon dishonored Chryses

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    The Chorus of Antigone

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    The Chorus of Antigone The chorus was not only a major part of Antigone‚ but also the most insightful portion of this play’s cast. The members of the chorus tell Creon and the audience very important truths about themselves. Throughout the play the chorus comments on Creon’s actions‚ and gives us all unbiased views on our hypocritical species. Without a chorus Creon’s epiphany may never have occurred and we wouldn’t have‚ as easily‚ seen our personal flaws. The chorus is included in a very

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    Greek Chorus in History

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    THE GREEK CHORUS’ SMALL PLACE IN HISTORY The history of the Greek Chorus can be traced back to a relatively small time period; from the original Dithyrambs‚ to Thespis’ small‚ but revolutionizing changes to the system‚ to Aeschylus’ triple entente of tragedies The Oresteia‚ which included the infamous Agamemnon. To truly understand the Greek Chorus‚ and what role it was meant to play when it was created and thereafter altered‚ one has to go back to the beginning of time…which in this case happens

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    Agamemnon Essay 9

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    Agamemnon Agamemnon is the first book in the Orestiean Trilogy written by the famous Greek tragedy writer‚ Aeschylus. Agamemnon is a story of justice and revenge. The story takes place in a city called Argos. It starts with Agamemnon‚ the king of Argos‚ away at the Trojan War. The city is eagerly awaiting the news of their king’s welfare and the outcome of the war. Watchmen are posted in the city‚ watching for the beacon that would report the capture of Troy and Agamemnon’s return. Beacons

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    The Chorus in Samson

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    THE CHORUS In choosing the classical form of tragedy for his Samson Agonistes‚ Milton decided to work on a distinctively unpopular medium. For‚ classically modelled tragedy had never been popular in England. Even Ben Jonson‚ excused himself for not obeying the Aristotelian rules and not having a proper chorus in his Sejanus. But with his contempt for mere popularity‚ Milton did not feel obliged to modify the form of classical tragedy to suit the purpose of what Jonson called “popular delight”. J

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    Greek Chorus

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    The chorus‚ in tragic plays of ancient Greece‚ is assumed to have developed out of Greek hymns and drama. It presented experience and also abstract information to help the audience pursue the performance‚ commented on main themes‚ and demonstrate how a model audience might respond to the tragedy as it was presented. Greek choirs also stood for the common public of any specific story. Most of the time they communicated in song form‚ but every now and then the messages were spoken. The chorus also

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    Agamemnon at Fault

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    epic’s enveloping action as the conflict between the Achaean (the Greeks) and the Trojans‚ it documents yet another agon: The disagreement between Agamemnon‚ the leader of the entire Achaean army‚ and Achilles‚ the Achaeans’ most important general and greatest warrior. According to ancient Greek values‚ as well as the ancient Greek cosmology‚ Agamemnon is at fault because he violates the citizen-king bond‚ fails to demonstrate the concept of “heart”‚ and exhibits hubris; the one truly unforgivable

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