... when Achilles kills Hector, avenging the death of his loved one. Clytemnestra also seeks revenge in Agamemnon. During the Trojan War, Agamemnon sacrificed his and her daughter, Iphigenia, to the god Artemis so that he could gain a wind to sail troops to Troy to fight for just one woman - Helen. Naturally ... She was angered by the fact that her daughter's life had been taken so that Menelaus's wife would return home. Aegisthus also was seeking revenge in the play. Agamemnon's father had cooked and served Aegisthus" brothers and had served them to his father (Aeschylus). Aegisthus ultimat...

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... see that each character holds different views on justice. The first play, Agamemnon, introduces us to Clytaemnestra who murders her husband because Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter. Agamemnon murders his daughter in order to satisfy her to the gods, Clytaemnestra kills her husband to achieve, and she says, "a masterpiece of Justice". (Pg. 162, ... Pg. 191, line 272-281). Orestes murders his mother and Aegisthus due to the oracle and seems to gain justice for the death of his father. One can debate as to whether he is justified in his actions. Not only is it in his thoughts to make thin...

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... gives us an overview of the ten year war and the image of Agamemnon's sacrifice of his daughter. It appalled me to even fathom the idea of a father willing to sacrifice his innocent daughter so that he could to go to war. After I thinking about it I realized that he made ... a kind-hearted gesture because one lost life can save the lives of many. It is sort of similar to Genesis 19, when Lot offers of group of men his virgin daughters 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 p...

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... the trilogy Oresteia. It was written by Aeschylus who is often called "Father of Tragedy" in literature. Aeschylus is one of the greatest Greek writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception ... 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 and wants...

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... the trilogy Oresteia. It was written by Aeschylus who is often called "Father of Tragedy" in literature. Aeschylus is one of the greatest Greek writers in history. He presented audiences with the "second actor" for more complex stories. He is also known for his tragic characters and Agamemnon is no exception ... 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 and wants...

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... tragedy Clytemnestra is portrayed as a strong willed woman, which was not very typical of her time. Early in the play Agamemnon sacrifices his daughter because the winds would not allow his ships to sail any further so by sacrificing Iphigenia the winds would blow in his favor. This ... action inevitably set the stage for Clytemnestra's lust for revenge since it was her daughter as well. Clytemnestra used her manly qualities to carefully and deceitfully plan the death of her husband; her lust for revenge was so immense that she ... time that it is unlikely that he will have any interest ...

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... surface issues differed greatly from what was really going on. Christine Mannon, the mother of the household, secretly despised her husband. As a result, her daughter Lavinia was constantly neglected by her mother, which cause hostility between the two. Christine felt as if Lavinia was completely Ezra Mannon's child. A man ... She decides to barricade herself inside of the mansion never to see the light of day again until she dies. The connection between the two stories not only has to do with the main plot, but with more subtle connections. It is obvious that both writings are about a w...

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