... He does so believing and hoping that his family can live and stay together. During this the chorus are talking to each other again about if Agamemnon finds out that his wife has been disloyal, they fear that it will have tremendous consequences. We shift back to Clytemnestra as she waits for ... punishable by death as the gods would not accept such a horrible act. She ignores them and after the festivities are complete, she prepares a bath for Agamemnon while Orestes is seen talking to his father about the war and the many battles he fought. The chorus are again talking about how this is...

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... into exile from his homeland, Orestes comes back to bring his father's murderers to justice. Orestes sees things the same way as his mother does in Agamemnon. An oracle tells Orestes that the only way for his father's killers to be brought to justice is for him to kill his mother and her ... complicated matter because there are strong facts that lie within the whole situation such as: her husband sacrificing their daughter to the gods even though law requires him to, Agamemnon "Obey, obey, or a heavy doom will crush me! _ Oh but doom will crush me once I rend my child, the glory of my h...

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... him, but for the pain he caused to her. Clytaemestra cleverly uses this sadness as a disguise of her evil vengeance that she has for Agamemnon. This wretched conspiracy with Aegisthus is successful in killing Agamemnon and claiming the power over Agamemnon's subjects. In The Libation Bearers, Orestes cleverly conspires with his sister, Electra, and trusts many of the old and loyal subjects of ... with the dark red and violent driven rain of bitter savored blood to make me glad," (AG, 1387-9). Clytaemestra behaves quite haughtily and she is euphoric over the death of Agamemnon. Also, the...

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... him if he were to remain in Argos. The king had been away for 10 years and therefore the likelihood of the throne being taken or Agamemnon's son being killed was high. The real purpose for Clytemnestra sending away her son was so that he may live with other people and forget about ... husband while Orestes was around because the cycle of revenge would continue and it would be Orestes killing his own mother along with Aegisthus who was also plotting Agamemnon's death. Clytemnestra could have killed her son to end the cycle, but as a mother she did not have the heart to kill her son. Sendi...

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... one. Clytemnestra is no exception to this rule; she feels that she must avenge the murder of her daughter by killing her husband, Agamemnon. When Agamemnon arrives from conquering Troy, Clytemnestra only wishes that "she will have victory'(pg47) She flatters him and attacks him through his greatest weakness, ... pride by treating him and giving him the welcome of a god, "I am to be glorified/ and great me as a man "(pg44).Agamemnon realizes that Clytemnestra is not only treating him very well because he is returning home a victor but also that he is just returning alive. After ... husba...

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... to save the lives of two angels. Both stories show the lack of respect for their daughter as well as their wives. Agamemnon and Lot, both wanted to preserve themselves by killing innocents. Consequences come when one chooses to abuse their power. Not only did ... that 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 right ... death by his power hu...

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... do it since it is the duty of the son to avenge the death of his father. In this case, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are the murderers of Agamemnon's death. Electra, having hope in Orestes and a strong devotion to the gods, she lives mourning her father's death. Electra says "Never shall I depart ... daughter, but a slave's mistress You and your paramour enforce on me a life of misery"(598-600)! Clytemnestra's points of arguments for having revenge on Agamemnon are for killing his own daughter for the sake of the Greek army. What kid of a father sacrifices his own daughter? She argues that...

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... harmed or killed, and either the victim, 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 second part of the trilogy, Choephoroe, Orestes, who is ... Agamemnon son, murders Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. He does this in order to gain revenge on them for killing his father. It was by this way that people would deal with conflict, ... not settle down until the very end of the play. Not only is the c...

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... the song we must first look to the story of Orestes, which is interwoven in Ancient Greek myth and history. In order to succeed at the Battle of Troy, King Agamemnon sacrifices one of his children before the war. His is victorious however, while he was away his wife, Clytemnestra, takes a lover and plans his death upon his return home. With ... the help of her love, Clytemnestra kills Agamemnon and usurps the throne. Yet now fearing that Agamemnon's surviving children may become her undoing, Clytemnestra has Orestes and Elektra ordered into exile. When the god, Apollo learns of the trav...

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... divine gods ordered such things to happen. Now what confuses me a bit is when and where do the gods give permission for justice to be served. Clytemnestra and Orestes, even Agamemnon say the gods approve of such killings, but I don't see a direct dialogue between the gods and these individuals or am I just supposed to know that and if so, why are ... of her victim. She, too, declared that the murder was in the name of justice, and that finally the cycle of violence was over. She, too, displayed the robe that Agamemnon had. Orestes does all of these things as well. While justifying his m...

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