return by Agamemnon to her father to stop the plague sent by Apollo. Agamemnon demands in exchange Briseis‚ Achilles’ war prize which angered Achilles. It is amazing how two women can control the outcome of such disagreement and can cause a fight between so many people without saying a word. Chryses‚ her father‚ brought a rich treasure to get back her daughter‚ because he loved her more than any other thing‚ he didn’t see his daughter as an object that could be bought or sold. Agamemnon on the other
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Aristotle created the foundation for many literary works. He is known as the most influential Greek philosopher who wrote Poetics and Rhetorics‚ two concepts that are thought to be very significant in literary theory. He believed that a plot with reversal of situation‚ recognition‚ and transformation‚ is the greatest way to write a story or play. He defined plot as the arrangement of incidents and‚ according to him‚ tragedies where the outcome depends on a tightly constructed cause-and-effect
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cause of Patroklos’ death is due to the anger and selfishness of Achilleus. In the beginning of the epic‚ Agamemnon steals Briseis which sends Achilleus into a whirlwind of emotions‚ and anger becomes his focus. Anger is an emotion which causes Patroklos’ death. Throughout the epic Achilleus begins to enjoy his anger more‚ causing him to
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the film such as Agamemnon – ruler of Greece‚ Menelaus – king of Mycenae‚ Paris – prince of Troy‚ Hector – brother of Paris‚ and Helen – the cause of great war. Each character has strengths and weaknesses. Agamemnon was a proud and aggressive king because of that hundreds of his men died and they’re defeated by Trojans‚ an apparent weakness of him. Agamemnon strength is his men that following all his orders and respected him. Menelaus is just the same of Agamemnon‚ they have the same
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The Holy Bible King James Version‚Agamemnon by Aeschylus‚ and The Odyssey By Homer are all works that place an emphasis on the greatness of divine power. These works in emphasizing power all have several other components in common these include the benefits of godly favor‚the wrath of the gods‚ and their involvement in human affairs. The importance behind this that makes it all meaningful‚ is that these works are all written at separate times from each other. However‚ the message in these works despite
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His excessive pride is seen throughout The Iliad. When he tells Agamemnon that he is withdrawing himself and all his forces from the Trojan War‚ Achilles makes it sound as if he has done greater things than anyone‚ putting himself on a pedestal. Never does Achilles credit anyone or anything for his success‚ including the
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Oresteia Morality Essay In Aeschylus’ Agamemnon and Libation Bearers he uses morally ambiguous characters such as Orestes and Clytaemnestra to challenge the reader to ponder the fine or nonexistent line between right and wrong. Both Orestes and Clytaemnestra have done things to hint at them being solely evil or good‚ however many of their character traits and less significant actions lead to the reader being incapable of categorizing them as simply good or bad. By making these characters morally
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give women to men in order to honor them. Agamemnon said‚ “I will also give him seven beautiful women who are skilled at handicraft‚ among them Briseis‚ whom I have never touched.” (Homer 139) Earlier in the story‚ Achilles said‚ “I will not fight you for Briseis because you gave her to me.” (Homer 131). The reason Agamemnon took Briseis is because he had to give up Chryseis. Both were gifts given to Agamemnon and Achilles to honor them. Agamemnon says‚ “I prefer Chryseis to my wife Clytemnstra…
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The main characters he used to do this are Achilles‚ Hector‚ and Agamemnon. The first and most influential character in the Iliad is Achilles‚ in the poem it says he had a huge temper. Homer states‚ ¨Achilles draws his sword in anger: The goddess athene secretly counsels him to bide his time.¨ On multiple occasions‚ he
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blood was use to paid there’s still going to be violence going on would never be paid in full. Learned later in the reading that Agamemnon‚ Clytemnestra and Orestes all had faced choices that not one knew what direction to go to solve them. Most of the conflict that was held was between the old goods and new goods and neither behalf having a clear cut right and wrong. Agamemnon was the son of King Atreus of Mycenae‚ know as the great commander f or the Greek Trojan war‚ and also had for children with
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