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Agamemnon - Term Papers

Agamemnon

is the first book in the Orestiean Trilogy written by the famous Greek tragedy writer, Aeschylus. is a story of justice and revenge. The story takes place in a city called Argos. It starts with , the king of Argos, away at the Trojan War. The city is eagerly awaiting the news of their king’s welfare and the outcome of the war. Watchmen are posted in the city, watching for the beacon that would report the capture of Troy and ’s return. Beacons are set up from Troy to Argos; when one beacon is lit, the next one will be lit, until the last. The play starts when a palace watchman discovers the beacon and tells ’s wife, Clytemnestra, the good news.
The chorus enters relating the story ...

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years away at war.
After a few hours finally returns to his city. Along with him he brings Cassandra, a princess of Troy and captive to . She is known to be a prophetess who tells of tragedies. 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. Clytemnestra goes into the palace threatening Cassandra and leaves her alone with the chorus.
Alone with the chorus, Cassandra starts going into trances. She seems to break down, asking why Apollo has brought her to Argos just to destroy her again. She then talks about a woman entrapping a man. She says, “The treacherous water’s poured, the lustral bath is full; she holds him in a trap made like a gown- she strikes! He crashes down! Listen! It is treachery, treachery, I say!”
Cassandra walks fearfully into the palace, then the chorus hears ’s cry for help. After some deliberation ...

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Added: 4/16/2008 11:10:44 PM
Category: English
Type: Free Paper
Words: 700
Pages: 3

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