Agamemnon
Agamemnon is a confusing tale of the people that are waiting for the
soldiers to get home from the Trojan war. Most of the play is the chorus
singing about many of the things that happened during the war. The play also
shows the disrespect the men had for women in that time period.
In front of Agamemnon's palace, a watchman wishes his shift would end.
He is tired and wants to sleep but he must stay awake. He awaits news from
Queen Clytemnestra.
The Chorus of Argive elders enters, singing of the war. They sing of
the gods, asking for them to help them win the war, and of the great army. They
anxiously await the news from the Queen.
In the song, they tell how Agamemnon killed his child. He sacrificed
his daughter to Apollo so that Apollo would make the winds blow for his armies
ships. The chorus thinks that deed was horrible, but had to be done for the
good of the country.
The leader asks Clytemnestra if she's heard any news. He doesn't like
being ruled by......
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