... she only wanted Aegisthus because he was weak. She appeared to only want him because he was, probably, one of a few who wanted vengeance against Agamemnon and wouldn"t ask to many questions. Felt she was doing the law and revenge was not an option. She was like a child who demands something ... by his power hungry mother. As he listens to his sister sob mourning for the dead and relive her present life, he is determined to avenge Agamemnon's death at any cost. Orestes set out to kill his mother and her lover without a second thought. He did just that but, wept sorrowfully ... way I wou...

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Clytemnestra's character in Aeschylus' tragedy Agamemnon is portrayed as a strong willed woman. This characteristic is not necessarily typical of women in her time. She dominates the action in the play and her most important characteristic is, like the watchman calls it, "male strength of heart." Later in the play after Clytemnestra murders her husband, Agamemnon, and his concubine ... detected. Only the audience seems to understand the double meanings. One example of how Clytemnestra hides meanings in otherwise plain words is stated in her hope that Agamemnon and his soldiers do not commit an...

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... old to new. These four significant changes all take place throughout the play and are somewhat parallel to the transformations that were going on in Ancient Greece. In Aeschylus" trilogy, the Greeks" justice system went through a transformation from old to new ways. In the beginning of the trilogy, the characters settle their matters, both ... or someone close to them takes revenge on the criminal. This matter is proven in the trilogy numerous times. For example, Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon as revenge for his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigeneia. Along those same lines, in the sec...

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