... house and has made an impact. Clytaemnestra's speeches are truly dramatic and clever. Her first speech contains light imagery, she clearly sees hope amidst darkness "the blaze went dancing on to ecstasy", "torch", "glowing" upon hearing the news of Agamemnon's arrival and this is summed up when she says "it brings dawn to the black widow's face". Clytaemnestra speaks confidently and with ... need for dreams. Clytaemnestra talks about war and being at peace and satisfied at the end of it which is of course use of her clever dramatic irony but then in another speech by the chorus they tal...

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... beat, what dread hand? And what dread feet?- (11-12). Keeping the past two lines neutral allows Blake to really ask how evil and fire came into this neutrally created heart. This he attributes to the "dread hand- and "dread feet-. Here, "dread- means "causing terror or fear- (Webster's Dictionary). This is concluded because the reader is going on the assumption ... see something he created in faith and beauty turn to the evil of Satan. The reader should quickly assume that God would never, ever smile to see any of his creations turn to evil. Thus, Blake's question fast becomes ironic be...

• Word Count: 2680
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School