... , yet claims the rewards of victory for himself. In Trojan Women, after the bloodshed defeat of the Trojans, Pyrrhus still wants to sacrifice Polyxena. Agamemnon knows this is wrong and does not want this terrible deed to affect his reputation. Attempting to writhe his way out of making this decision and ... that "we should learn/ not to be arrogant, and not to be ashamed/ at the heights and depths," yet this is exactly what Agamemnon does (11). Why does Agamemnon choose the easy way out? Self-respect allows one to be content on a deeper level than the lack of self-respect allowing for ....

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... Paris, Prince of Troy, stole Helen, the wife of the Greek king Menelaus, thus sparking the Trojan War. The Chorus also tells of how Agamemnon, Clytemnestra's husband, sacrificed their daughter to the god Artemis to gain a favorable wind for the Greek ships to reach their destination in Troy. ... their fate, and knowing death awaits, as did Hector and Achilles, she enters the palace to be slain by Clytemnestra. Cassandra also knew that Agamemnon's and her death would eventually be avenged. Another aspect evident in both plays is the motive of revenging a death. Achilles" revenge in the ...

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... . He was disrespectful to an elders, and he was very confident that he was loved by the god. For example, at the beginning of the story, Agamemnon said to the old man Chryses, priest of Apollo, "Never let me find you again, old sir, near our hollow ships, neither lingering now nor ... the evil things are dear to you heart to prophesy, but nothing excellent have you said nor ever accomplished" (1.106-108). Agamemnon questioned the interpreter, who represented god's decrees. Because Agamemnon possesses the scepter, he is in great confidence that he is loved by the god. He tells Achilles, "...

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... gods had the power to intervene with the mortal lives if they felt that it was necessary. In the story of the Iliad the two main characters were Agamemnon and Achilles. Achilles was seen as the great Greek hero, he was the strongest man alive at the time. His father was a god but his mother ... to strive in all aspects that he could have. His flaws did not allow him to act with the nobility and integrity that he could have. Unlike Agamemnon, Achilles shows his emotions, but he cannot control them. He strives to reach glory in every aspects of his life, and when he can't he becomes ... ...

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... a characteristic that causes him to bring some disaster upon himself and fall to the lowest depths. In Agamemnon, the classic Greek drama, Aeschylus demonstrates the concept of the tragic flaw through the character of Agamemnon and how he is a common man with similar feelings and beliefs. He loves his family and devotes ... hero is because of his high stature in society. He is the King of Argos and is heralded as a hero in the battle of Troy. Agamemnon is the older brother of Menelaus, whose wife Helen was stolen by a Trojan prince, thus igniting a decade-long war. A great warrior, he ...

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... it comes as no surprise that Aeschylus, an obvious product of his idealistic time, would incorporate this belief of symbols into his writing. Agamemnon is overloaded with symbolism; on of the most prominent is the animal imagery. Humans who cease to control themselves legitimately tend to be personified ... as animals. This statement is justly proven throughout Agamemnon through the use of several different animal symbolisms. One in particular is the lion. The lion can be seen as a powerful animal, ... threatening. Lions are also said to be protective, social beasts, and this seemingly c...

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... it comes as no surprise that Aeschylus, an obvious product of his idealistic time, would incorporate this belief of symbols into his writing. Agamemnon is overloaded with symbolism; on of the most prominent is the animal imagery. Humans who cease to control themselves legitimately tend to be personified ... as animals. This statement is justly proven throughout Agamemnon through the use of several different animal symbolisms. One in particular is the lion. The lion can be seen as a powerful animal, ... threatening. Lions are also said to be protective, social beasts, and this seemingly c...

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... to fight them and he did not want to take that risk because of his family and the people he had to look out for while they were there. Agamemnon had more of a chance to realize why he actually was a hero other than his daughter Cassandra because he did not really do anything but got mad at ... and how you kill your own family just so you can have more praise and power over everyone else that sacrificing their lives going into battle for you. Agamemnon is a hero because he knew what he was getting himself into when he would go to battle even when he probably knew the outcome would not be...

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... treat another character's honor. The greater the respect for another's honor the better the relationship between the two characters. Chryses' choice to respect Agamemnon when asking for Chryseis shows his compassion and his understanding of the importance of honor. Chryses displays compassion by avoiding violence as much as he ... 's city and a safe return home" (25-26). As one of Apollo's priests, Chryses has direct contact with the gods allowing him to influence Agamemnon's fortune in the war. The gods have the power to greatly change the outcomes of battles. To sway the opinions of the...

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... lost everything. So a bold decision like that inspired by his own rage came easily to him because Achilles had nothing to lose. Agamemnon and his men will suffer greatly due to the absence of the noble Achilles. His anger was so strong that it took divine interaction ... and flow of the Iliad. Moving along, Achilles" self imposed isolation is hurting the Greeks on the battlefield. Through Achilles" pride and intense hatred toward Agamemnon, he refuses to fight, and ponders life's meaning. Achilles still "[loathes] like Hell's Gates the man who thinks one thing and says another; ... relen...

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... dying, assembled all of the remaining soldiers. He said they would set sail, that anyone who was not killed in war would die some other way. He told Agamemnon that they needed to find someone such as a priest or oracle, someone who could tell them why the god Apollo was angry and punishing them, and how they ... lead their army to a safe place in the past, so he was going to help again, even though he knew that making known the reason would upset Agamemnon, he told Akhilleus that it was his duty to tell why the god Apollo was angry. He started out just by telling them that an enraged man...

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... Many Greek plays contain several complex female characters; Aeschylus is a playwright whom incorporates a very complex female character, Clytemnestra in his play Agamemnon. Although Clytemnestra is one of the most recognizable and noted female villains due to her involvement in the murder of her husband and his ... the play, Clytemnestra is spoken of with a sense of resentment and a fearful heart. It is partly the intolerable insensitivity and brutal pride of Agamemnon, who sacrifices his daughter's life to help carry on his political scheme, which drives the Queen to plot the murder of...

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... with him. Achilles was filled with so much grief and rage when he discovers that Patroclus was killed by Hector. Achilles then reconciles with Agamemnon and rejoins the battle, despite knowing his deadly fate, and drives all the Trojans before him in his fury, wearing the new special armor ... even though her mother told him that he will die in the battle. But being proud and headstrong, Achilles feels insulted when Agamemnon takes his war prize Briseis. Achilles also feels so much grief and anger when he's friend Patroclus died and because of that he decided ... many Trojan and Ach...

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... is a King who is tragic. In the battle against Troy, he was the leader of the Greek army that went because Helen, wife of Agamemnon's younger brother Menelaus, was taken there. He is an arrogant person that only sees what is best for him and does not care for others. When ... but it is not the one to doom him. During the journey to Troy, in order for the Greeks to have favorable wind push their ships onward, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the god Artemis. Who would kill their daughter for own selfish victories? By his decision, it is clearly visible that he is proud ... ...

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... is a King who is tragic. In the battle against Troy, he was the leader of the Greek army that went because Helen, wife of Agamemnon's younger brother Menelaus, was taken there. He is an arrogant person that only sees what is best for him and does not care for others. When ... but it is not the one to doom him. During the journey to Troy, in order for the Greeks to have favorable wind push their ships onward, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter Iphigenia to the god Artemis. Who would kill their daughter for own selfish victories? By his decision, it is clearly visible that he is proud ... ...

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... , the son of Atreus, as if I were some dishonoured vagabond. (Il 9.646-7) After all that time, nine books worth, Achilles could not forgive Agamemnon for his disgracing deed which led to the defeat of the Achaean's. Book One of the poem opens nine years after the start of the Trojan War. ... ; but I shall take the fair-cheeked Briseis, your prize, I myself going to your shelter? (IL 1.180-185) Achilles becomes infuriated with the thought that Agamemnon would ask him to give up his maiden for whom he won in battle. The Achaean's did not see these maidens as whores or servants, but a prize...

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... an apology. From the little I gathered of Achilles" character, I was able to conclude that he is very protective of his pride. Agamemnon still addresses Achilles as his subordinate and this is where the problem lies. The embassy meets Achilles and reveals to him ... , Achilles is right for turning down the priceless ransom. In my opinion, Agamemnon is very hypocritical. Achilles believes that Agamemnon forces the men of Argos to battle with Troy for the sole purpose of winning Helen back. This shows that Agamemnon understands what love is and wants nothing more than to get his brother's ...

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... -602) Clytamestra knows that she has not been faithful, but she also knows that it is right and favored in society's eyes when a woman is faithful. She has slept with Agamemnon's cousin, aegisthus, for the past ten years and is very guilty of infidelity. Clytamestra tries to hide her adulteress ways, because she knows it does not reflect well on her ... lack of self control and to the fact that Cassandra's murder was completely illegitimate. Clytamestra does not even try to give a good reason for killing Cassandra. She simply calls Cassandra Agamemnon's "spear-prize"and accuses her of sh...

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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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... of war such as women. This can be easily seen in the beginning of the Iliad in Achilles' and Agamemnon's argument over who should receive Briseis. After sacking a Trojan-allied town, Achilles selects Briseis, while Agamemnon, the commander-in-chief, selects Chryseis. After Agamemnon rejects all of the pleas of Chryseis' father, Chryses, to let her go, Chryses prays to Apollo. Apollo sends ... objects that are attained for honor more than the Odyssey, it still has many passages where objects are used as identification. In Book 9 Agamemnon offers many gifts to Achilles to take the place o...

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... , if not the mightiest, one of the mightiest military warriors amongst both the Achaean and Trojan armies. At the beginning of Homer's tale Akhilleus" confrontation with Agamemnon shows us the nobility and integrity of a soldier although high up in the ranks of a great army, he stands up against his commander in chief so ... to speak because he felt that he was the only one with enough courage and military worth to be able to speak up and question Agamemnon's actions. This display of courage and nobility almost instantaneously makes you admire the character and the kind of man that he is...

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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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... apologize for their troubles to be mended. Achilles" character conveys a great hero of the Achaian army with a significant flaw. Achilles holds a grudge for Agamemnon entirely too long in this story and creates many problems. If he could swallow his pride, he would have prevented a lot of misfortunes that occurred. ... His desire for revenge is too strong, thus making the situation more unpleasant. Agamemnon offers Achilles valuable gifts and the return of Achaian warrior, Briseis, if he will rejoin the war. Achilles refuses because he cannot forgive ... it is no longer an issue of apo...

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... of Europe and Asia. And Aphrodite promised to give him the world's most beautiful women, Helen. Helen was married to Menelaus, the brother of Agamemnon because her stepfather, King Tyndareus of Sparta want someone to protect Helen. Unfortunately, Paris didn't know that Helen was married to Menelaus and so he ... pass through his skin except for his heel (his weakest spot). During the attack, Greek army could not sail because there was no wind. Then Agamemnon decided to sacrifice his daughter, Iphigenia, to the goddess Artemis. It's unfair to Iphigenia because she's innocent. The wind sta...

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