portrays suffering for many characters; however‚ Clytemnestra suffers the most. Therefore‚ Aeschylus illustrates Clytemnestra’s suffering when her husband is at war‚ and then to add to that suffering‚ the sacrifice of her daughter‚ so she murders Agamemnon claiming it was justifiable in avenge for
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Essay Outline Introduction Topic: Comparing the element Hamartia‚ to the central characters from “Hamlet‚” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” and “Agamemnon.” Thesis Statement: The central characters from “Hamlet‚” “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚” and “Agamemnon‚” embodies the element‚ Hamartia. Hamartia is commonly understood as a protagonist’s error or flaw that determinately leads to a chain of plot actions culminating in a reversal from their good fortune to bad. Their flaws evidently
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Iliad began with a argument between Achilles and Agamemnon over Briseis‚ who was considered a war prize. One of the many advances of the Greek army was the raiding of a Trojan allied town. They brought back the spoils and divided them equally among the warriors. Agamemnon’s prize was Chryseis‚ the daughter of a priest of the god Apollo. Achilles’ reward was a maiden named Briseis. Both women were taken against their will. Unfortunately for Agamemnon‚ Chryseis’ father pleaded for his daughter to
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his daughter back from Agamemnon. “Just how‚ Agamemnon‚ great field marshal…most grasping man alive‚ how can the generous Argives give you prizes now? – So return the girl to the god‚ at least for now. We Achaeans will pay you back‚ three‚ four times over‚ if Zeus will grant us the gift‚ somehow‚ someday‚ to raze Troy’s massive ramparts to the ground” (81). He tried to sound powerful and heroic‚ so Agamemnon would easily return the girl without wanting more from him. Agamemnon knew better and put Achilles
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guilt about it. She feels so justified in her actions‚ because Agamemnon sacrificed her daughter‚ and to her that was unforgivable (Aeschylus‚ Agamemnon). “He [Agamemnon] thought nothing more of it than killing a beast‚ and his flocks were rich‚ teeming in their fleece‚ but he sacrificed his own child‚ our daughter‚ the agony I labored into love to charm away the savage winds of Thrace.” (Aeschylus p. 163). Clytemnestra feels like Agamemnon gave no regard to their daughter’s life. The child that she
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both have their judgement clouded by love and because of this many mistakes were made‚ many lives were lost‚ and much sorrow was shed. On page 37 Agamemnon tells Achilles‚ how he will take away Achilles’ prize of honor and the girl that Achilles has chosen to take hostage and claim as his own from him‚ because Agamemnon had to return his. After Agamemnon makes his threats‚ Achilles is angered and distraught for he cares deeply about his wife Briseis‚ and because he cared so much he made the decision
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to the achaeans because Agamemnon would not return Chryses’ daughter‚ Chryseis‚ despite his offering to pay a large ransom for her return. Calchas thinks that the powers that be will be angered by what he was about to say‚ so he asks Achilles to promise to protect him from the forces of the angered king. The argument between Agamemnon and achilles that causes Achilles to quit on the army was over Agamemnon’s prize‚ Chryses’ daughter. To help him in his feud with Agamemnon‚ Achilles prays to his
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Greeks had captured in a raid. Because Agamemnon believed she was rightfully his‚ he refused. Most of his fellow Greeks wanted him to return her in order to avoid conflict. In order to preserve his time (honor‚ respect‚ value)‚ Agamemnon brings danger to them all. Chryses prays to Apollo and a plague is released upon the Achaeans. Achilles‚ a basileus in the Greek army‚ suggests seeking insight from the prophet Calchas. Upon doing so all are informed that Agamemnon is responsible for the plague because
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only one who possesses the authority to seek justice. This is because the father acquires the authority through the inheritance law or male lineage. On the contrary‚ Greek society seems to transform to a matriarch when Clytemnestra solely murders Agamemnon because she‚ like primitive males‚ exercises destructive justice and enters the cycle of violence. Conversely‚ Athena implements a new and productive structure of justice known as litigation. This suggests that Clytemnestra functions as a catalyst
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Presenting the Casts: Abadines‚ Jessica T. Acosta‚ Krizelle Nhorilyn V. Alaan‚ Pauline Joy D. Amorin ‚ Anne Marielle C. Arcebuche ‚ Princes Diane M. Arellano‚ Axel Russel M. Basilio‚ John Benedict P. Group 1 Scene 1: Introduction of Troy Narrator: (she will look around) Hello? (then the voice will echo) the echo will be the signal for the coming of the troops Narrator: (when the armies had already come) What the ?! STOP! * Everyone will look at her bewitched by her presence. * She will
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