Agamemnon
Beginning of paper
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 ....
Middle of paper
.... treats her somewhat rudely. He only listens to her
because of his loyalty to his King. She tells the leader that the army has
taken Troy. The leader is skeptical and asks her to repeat herself several
times. The Queen gets angry and tells him she is not a "credulous girl."
When the leader asks how Clytemnestra found out the city was taken so
quickly, she tells him that one God delivered the message to another and so on.
He yet again asks her, which makes it seem he thinks she is a youn ....
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Word count: 561
Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
