Sunday, October 11, 2009

Felicia Ooi; Agamemnon

Agamemnon was an interesting read. It gave me more insight into Agamemnon's story. I did not like his character in the Iliad and this tragedy did not portray Agamemnon in a more favorable light. The Chorus basically narrates the story starting from how Paris stole Helen from Menelaus and started off the Trojan War. What I don't understand is why Clytemnestra killed Agamemnon for being "unfaithful" cheating on her with Cassandra when she herself was having an affair with Aegisthus, who is Agamemnon's cousin. Once again, the gods are shown to play a very big part in the struggles between mortals.

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