An example can be seen with the chorus, Agamemnon and his cousin Aegisthus. ... The image that the Chorus had of Clytemnestra was very different from the type of woman she proved herself to be at the end of the play. ... Neither Agamemnon nor the Chorus expected her to take revenge on Agamemnon. ... She then walks outside the palace to the public square, where she tells the Chorus that she has killed the king. ... Agamemnon, however, does not have this quality. ...

• Word Count: 1325
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

Her daughter Electra will also be in the episode as well as a chorus, messenger, Aegisthus and Agamemnon. ... It opens on the day that Agamemnon arrives back home with the chorus speaking to each other in front of the home of Agamemnon about Clytemnestra and her suspicious relationship with Aegisthus. ... During this the chorus are talking to each other again about if Agamemnon finds out that his wife has been disloyal, they fear that it will have tremendous consequences. ... The chorus observes and sees that Clytemnestra is acting a little stranger and more nervous than normal. ... They goes ...

• Word Count: 1403
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

The chorus and Clytaemnestra seem to contradict each other, at times seem to unknowingly answer what each other is saying, the chorus say "radiant dreams are passing in the night" and Clytaemnestra feels no need for dreams. ... Upon the arrival of Agamemnon Clytaemnestra's cunning and powers come into fruition. The entrance of Agamemnon is that of an austere soldier, a warrior. ... The death of Agamemnon and Cassandra evokes many different responses and reactions. The chorus cannot decipher the meaning of this, she has created disorder. ...

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Agamemnon is a great warrior, but not a great family man. ... The chorus predict his downfall: "The gods fail not to mark those who have killed many. ... Agamemnon then shows off his "booty" from the war, Cassandra. ... All this behavior shows Agamemnon in an unfavorable light. ... His excuses are obvious, even to the chorus. ...

• Word Count: 1999
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

This was the focal point of Ancient Greek perception of justice, and is demonstrated in the downfall of the House of Agamemnon. ... This downfall of the house was the case of Aeschylus' play Agamemnon. Cassandra expressed to the Chorus that they would see their king dead and indicates that she would die as well. ... The death of Agamemnon embodied the Greek conception of divine justice. ... The death of Agamemnon embodied the focal point of Ancient Greek perception of justice, demonstrated in the downfall of the House of Agamemnon. ...

• Word Count: 1605
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography

Yet, in the Oresteia, the story of Agamemnon revolves around human sacrifice as a secondary motif. ... And because Agamemnon is blinded by his determination for his Army's success, he commits the sacrifice fervently. ... The fact that Agamemnon willingly sacrifices his daughter so quickly, shows that her life meant nothing to him once it began to infringe upon his military progress. ... The irrevocable acts in Agamemnon produce a series of consequential events that essentially aid in stabilizing the city's foundation. ... Strong discipline, in Ancient Greece, prevented chaos and diso...

• Word Count: 2118
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

He introduced a second actor where only one and a chorus had been used previously, making possible the conflict of wills and ideas that is so essential to dramatic development. ... The suppliants is his earliest known play, while the Oresteia trilogy (Agamemnon, Choefori and Eumenides) is regarded as his most important work.Other plays that have survived are The seven against Thebes, Prometheus bound and The Persians. ...

• Word Count: 2001
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School