Women are portrayed as powerful in three Greek epics: "Agamemnon," "The Electra" and "Oedipus Rex." In "Oedipus Rex," Jocasta is portrayed as on par with Creon and Oedipus. In "The Agememnon," Clytemnestra was powerful enough to kill Agamemnon. And in "Electra," Electra is filled with joy and confidence.
Examines the Eumenides and Agamemnon of The Oresteia trilogy, by Aeschylus. Describes how Aeschylus constructs an over-arching metaphor for elements of the new Athenian democracy.
Aeschylus' play "Agamemnon" is primarily about the law of consequence, also known as the law of cause and effect. The play shows a chain reaction of several actions by people that result in significant consequences, a good example of which is Agamemnon's death being a result of a choice he made to kill his daughter. The ambiguity of the law of consequence causes it to have multiple meanings, and these multiple meanings also show through in the play.
Aeschylus uses creative imagery and complex language in his writing. In this passage he uses complex language to deepen the emotions of the reader and further the theme involved. This passage reveals the relationship between Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and foreshadows what is to come between them.