agamemnon

In “Agamemnon” by Aeschylus, Clytaemnestra is the character with the majority of the power because of her ability to manipulate the other characters. She is not influenced or swayed by Aegisthus to murder her husband. She kills to gain justice for her daughter’s death, as she feels their law justifies her acts. Clytaemnestra manipulates the other characters into believing that she is weak, she toys with the other characters to further empower herself. In …showed first 75 words of 1432 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1432 total…Clytaemnestra was almost inhuman because of her quest for vengeance. She did have one very humanizing feature, the love she had for her children. Whether Clytaemnestra is seen as the murderer of Agamemnon or merely a helper, her character surfaces though her handling of this event. She is powerful and cunning. She is a character driven by power and revenge with the need to get what she desires, no matter what act she must perform.