... 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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... way of justice being served is also seen when Orestes slays his mother Clytemnestra and her lover in The Libation Bearers, due her killing his father Agamemnon. Both of Aeschylus' plays show the idea of justice being served throughout them all by way of murder, and it is usually driven by revenge ... and vengeance. "To avenge [Iphigeneia's] death, Agamemnon is killed by his wife, Clytemnestra, " (Buller). Revenge is not always the best form of justice, but to Clytemnestra it was perfect. We see how ... plan on how she would avenge her daughter's death and get him back for staying away fo...

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... bravery that only a few gifted people possess. Arête is one of many central themes in this book because most of the warriors such as, Achilles, Ajax, Agamemnon, Patroclus, etc., are striving to gain arête during the Trojan War by showing the gods that they can be honorable and contain more excellence than any of ... refusing to allow Chrysies to be ransomed to her father, so he decided to take Briseis away from Achilles. Achilles' does all the work just to have Agamemnon take his prize away from him. This affects Achilles' honor as a warrior because he used his special excellence and s...

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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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... encompass impulsivity, rash decisions and bodily urges. As the narrative continues on, certain places, characters, and events echo these attributes. Homer uses the leitmotifs of disguise and repeated tellings of Agamemnon's story to emphasize the importance of metis, or governing oneself with rational thinking and wisdom. As Odysseus relentlessly continues on his journey home, Athena showcases metis by using the leitmotif ... "Aegisthus hatched [his] doom and [his] destruction, so [he] died-a wretched, ignominious death" (11: 462,466). Agamemnon's fate serves as a warning-it was an act ...

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... purpose of this assignment was to create a performance focused on voice work and phsical theatre, We were required to work practically as part of a group towards a performance of the text Agamemnon by Steven Berkoff. Steven Berkoff is a well known playwright born in England 3rd August 1937. He is well known for his greek mythology, in which he uses very descriptive literacy ... . He directs and performs in his own plays- East', Greek', Decadence', and Agamemnon'. Steven Berkoff also has a host of film credits, from Clockwork Orange' and McVicar' to Octopussy' and Beverly hills cop'. The ...

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