She tells the Chorus that they will see their king dead, says that she will die as well, and then predicts that an avenger will come. After these bold predictions, she seems resigned to her fate, and enters the house. The Chorus' fears grow, and they hear Agamemnon cry out in pain from inside. As they debate what to do, the doors open, and Clytemnestra appears, standing over the corpses of her husband and Cassandra...
displayed 300 characters

DO YOU NEED AN ESSAY? Here are the options you can choose from: CUSTOM ESSAYS

Order plagiarism free custom written essay. All essays are written from scratch by professional writers according to your instructions and delivered to your email on time. Prices start from $10.00 /page. FULL ACCESS TO ESSAYS DATABASE This option gives you the immediate access to all 184 988 essays. You get access to all the essays and can view as many of them as you like for as little as $28.95/month.

As they debate what to do, the doors open, and Clytemnestra appears, standing over the corpses of her husband and Cassandra. She declares that she has killed him to avenge Iphigenia, and then is joined by her lover Aegisthus, Agamemnon's cousin, whose brothers were cooked and served to Aegisthus' father by Agamemnon's father...
displayed next 300 characters

Title	Pages / Words	Save
Agamemnon She is known to be a prophetess who tells of tragedies. Agamemnon gives Cassandra to Clytemnestra as a slave. When Clytemnestra tries to bring Cassandra down from the carriage she is on and into the palace, Cassandra only sits there with a vacant look on her face...	3 / 710
Agamemnon He yet again asks her, which makes it seem he thinks she is a young girl with little sense. When the leader finally accepts her answer, he belittles her again by saying it was "worthy of a wise man's utterance...	2 / 543
Agamemnon When the leader finally accepts her answer, he belittles her again by saying it was "worthy of a wise man's utterance." Although the Queen has power while the King is gone, it means almost nothing to the leader because she is female...	2 / 549
Chapter 9 Illiad The Embassy to Achilles The Trojans are planning to attack the Acheans. The Acheans start to panic, and the king gathers all of the troops and tells them that there is no way they can win this battle...	1 / 262
Agamemnon The Chorus, made up of mainly older, more respected men in Argos, didn't know Agamemnon as well. They seemed to focus on the fact that Agamemnon was able to sacrifice his daughter without a second thought as to whether the prophecy was right or wrong...	3 / 655
Achilles and Agamemnon Also, Agamemnon is always wanting something and expecting something, thinking that he is the best of the Achaians. In the third page in the book, Achilles says, "Son of Atreus, most lordly, greediest for gain of all men, how shall the great-hearted Achaians give you a prize now?" This makes Agamemnon seen to known as a greedy king who needs to be granted all that he wants...	2 / 504
Cassandra as a Tragic Figure She realizes that there is nothing left that she can do: "Well, I must go in now, mourning Agamemnon's death and mine. Enough of life!"(157.1335.1337) Cassandra knows her death is closer now than ever before, but she does not try to fight it...	2 / 414