Agamemnon :: essays research papers

      aft(prenominal) reading Agamemnon, I make up come to the conclusion that Greek mythology foundation cause many debates.     One of the debates that could be referenced from this story was quite an or not Agamemnon deserved his fate. Some critics would say he did aft(prenominal) he killed his innocent daughter, as a sacrifice. Some critics would say he was killed because he left his wife at home for hug drug years. Those ten years while they were apart, Clytaemestra had time to let all of her anger and opposition boil up inside of her. He was portrayed as an unconditional man. Another thing that condemned him was when he walked on the purple carpet. She knew that by look If Priam had won as you have, what would he have done?(935). Even though his wife coaxed him, his cowardliness in doing so shows his true side. He was really arrogant about the war, acting as if him alone won the war. all of his arrogance and betraying his famil y killing his daughter lead to his death.     Another debate is what resistant of women Clytaemestra is. Clytemnestra is portrayed as strong willed woman. This characteristic is not necessarily common of women of her time. Her most important characteristic is like the watchman calls it, "male personnel of heart." Later in the p set down after Clytemnestra murders her husband, Agamemnon, and his concubine, Cassandra, she reveals her driving force and was has rejected all of her actions until this point. The Chorus sees Clytemnestra as untrustworthy and although suspicious of her they still could not foresee the impending murders. Her words are plain but her importation hidden to all those around her. She more or less alludes to her excogitate of murder without fear of being detected. Only the audience can search to understand the double meaning in her words. One example of how Clytemnestra hides meanings in otherwise plain words is stated in her hope that Agamemnon and his soldiers do not commit any sacrilege in Troy that baron offend the gods. Now must they pay due respect to the gods that consist the town, the gods of the conquered land, or their victory may end in their own demolition after all. Too soon for their safety, the soldiery, seized with greed, may yield to their covetousness and lay hands on forbidden spoil. They have still to bring themselves home, have still the backward arm of the double course to make.