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| Plot Summary of Agamemnon |
"AGAMEMNON, the first part of "The Oresteia", is a play that was first showed to the athenian people in 456 B.C.
Agamemnon, the King of Argos, is coming back from the Trojan war. He's received by his wife, Clytemnestra, who's still hating him for having sacrfized their daughter Iphigenia 20 years before. The same night, Agamemnon is murdered by his wife. Clytemnestra will rule Argos with her lover Aegisthus.
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Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Agamemnon |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- ancient Greece
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Husband
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 1 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Greece
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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