the tale differs slightly from the last and while the outcome is always the same‚ the characters are portrayed in vastly different lights between the poem and the play. Where the Odyssey portrays Agamemnon as a hero murdered by his lecherous wife Clytemnestra and his cowardly cousin Aegisthus‚ Agamemnon portrays him as cold and arrogant while his wife is a more sympathetic character and is reasonably justified in her actions. Agamemnon is the son of Atreus‚ nephew of Thyestes‚ brother of Menelaus and
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All writings of literature have a theme and specific symbols that are important to the work all throughout. Every writer is influenced by what is going on in the world around them when they sit down to write. In the play Agamemnon the theme is revenge‚ in the poem Inferno the theme is justice‚ and in the novel Don Quixote the theme is illusion vs. reality. In all the works there are many literary devices that add to the meaning of the literature. In the beginning‚ in the Ancient time period‚ most
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Between lines 354 and 355‚ it is noted that Clytemnestra exits the stage and goes into the palace. The herald enters between lines 503 and 504‚ and it is noted that between lines 585 and 586‚ after the herald says "the end has been good" meaning the Greeks sacked the city of Troy‚ Clytemnestra enters the stage from the palace (Ag. 551). Clytemnestra says she already knew about the victory‚ saying she raised her "cry of joy" (Ag. 585)‚ long ago:
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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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Zeus supports Agamemnon not only as a king‚ but also as a father‚ and reprimands the deeds of both Clytemnestra and Helen; Zeus determines what is right and wrong. This can be seen in the vulture imagery; “Like vultures robbed of their young‚ / the agony sends them frenzied‚ / soaring high from the nest‚ round and / round they wheel‚ they row their wings
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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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Muhammad Zaid Prof. Dr. Asim Karim 28 January 2013 FREE WILL IN GREEK TRAGEDIES ABSTRACT There are many occasions in the Greek tragedies where the characters are making decisions according to their own free will. They are not merely the puppets in the hands of fate and gods but their own motives surpass over all other influences. if they are performing any action or making any decision by following the gods even at that time their inner feelings and desires are there that compel them to act
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you win‚ but if the gods have ordained another outcome‚ then you will learn discretion‚ however old you are.” (Aeschylus 1411-1425) After the murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra‚ Clytemnestra attempts to justify her actions in a response to the accusations of the chorus. The aggressive stance that Clytemnestra takes in the beginning of this passage is clearly a reversal of genders. It shows the strength of her character as well as the duality. Explaining her reason for murdering Agamemnon‚ she
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Iakovos Kambanellis This is an interview with Greek directorConstantinos Passalis- by Reza Shirmarz based on translating Iakovos Kambanellis into Persian - :نوشتۀ پشت جلد این کتاب عبارت است ازlanguage. Constantinos Passalis was born in Marmari of Evia‚ Greece. At a very young age his family moved to Athens where after finishing his secondary education‚ he studied law. The Arts won him over however and he went on to study theatre at the Michaelides School of Drama. He then came to London
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The death of a child is traumatic especially for a parent. The pain and devastation they feel is overwhelming‚ as immediate emotions all come together. In the play‚ Agamemnon‚ Agamemnon makes this experience a reality. He has two options and he had to choose one: he either had to sacrifice his daughter‚ Iphigenia and if he didn’t do this‚ all his troops on board would die. In order to save the life of his troops on board‚ “he dared to sacrifice his daughter‚ a first offering to bless the fleet‚
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