In Aeschylus" tragedy Agamemnon, the strongest female role seen in any play to date, is that of the character of Clytemnestra. She is portrayed as powerful, dominating, and ... . Clytemnestra's character demands complex and clever handling especially if we keep the Greek society in mind and Aeschylus does that with skill. Clytemnestra is introduced in the play, following the death of her daughter, Iphigenia. Agamemnon according to societal pressures had to sacrifice his daughter in order to appease the gods. From the start ... her daughter's death was not justified, she was determined to aven...

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Discuss the character of Clytaemnestra. How far do you think Aeschylus expected the audience to sympathize with her? anestra has defied the socially determined places of men and women and has ungendered herself ... 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 no inhabitations "Good-bye to ... a perfect double meaning "let the red stream flo...

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