... power because of pride or some other personality flaw. Well-known characters in some of the greatest Greek tragedians' plays illustrate this idea. In Aeschylus's Agamemnon, the title character is a returning king who behaves arrogantly and thoughtlessly. He is murdered by his wife and his kingdom falls apart. ... shining future. The evolving theme of an individual's weakness and subsequent downfall supports the Greek's democratic system, where no individual becomes too powerful. Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. On his way to the Trojan war, he sacrificed his dau...

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Homer's The Iliad, Aristophanes Lysistrata, and Aeschylus The Seven Against Thebes, all dealt with issues concerning manhood in the Greek and Roman days, war also came but it was only because of the ... father, but instead he asked Achilles for a replacement and that he wouldn't rest until he gets another woman by his side, this was how arrogant he was. Agamemnon's pride makes him so arrogant that he demands that Achilles prize Briseis be given to him, and because of this attitude of him the Greeks army suffered devastating loses. ... Achilles was angry because of this and withdrew from the...

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