What is the main theme of Agamemnon?
Like many Greek dramas, Agamemnon wrestles with the concept of fate, or preordained events that humans cannot influence or finally control. Characters fall into the “nets” of their individual fates. Responsibility and accountability are central questions of the play.
How is Agamemnon portrayed in Agamemnon?
As a leader and character, there appears a rather consistent portrayal of Agamemnon as: 1. impetuous, thoughtless, foolish, and rash; 2. arrogant, imperious, irreverent, and insulting; and 3.
What does Aeschylus write about Iphigenia in Agamemnon?
Aeschylus paints a pathetic portrait of Iphigenia’s violated innocence: “her supplications and her cries of father / were nothing, nor the child’s lamentation / to kings passioned for battle . . . Pouring then to the ground her saffron mantle / she struck the sacrificers with / the eyes’ arrows of pity . . .”
What is the overall summary of the book Agamemnon?
Overall Summary. Agamemnon begins with a Watchman on duty on the roof of the palace at Argos, waiting for a signal announcing the fall of Troy to the Greek armies. A beacon flashes, and he joyfully runs to tell the news to Queen Clytemnestra. When he is gone, the Chorus, made up of the old men of Argos, enters and tells the story…
What does Agamemnon say to Clytemnestra in the Odyssey?
Agamemnon acts coldly toward her, and says that to walk on the carpet would be an act of hubris, or dangerous pride; she badgers him into walking on the robes, however, and he enters the palace. The Chorus expresses a sense of foreboding, and Clytemnestra comes outside to order Cassandra inside.
What does the chorus say at the end of Agamemnon?
The Chorus expresses a sense of foreboding, and Clytemnestra comes outside to order Cassandra inside. The Trojan Princess is silent, and the Queen leaves her in frustration. Then Cassandra begins to speak, uttering incoherent prophecies about a curse on the house of Agamemnon.
