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: : : To whom it may concern: : : : For my Humanities class, I have to choose a classical play to write on. I have chosen "Agamemnon" written by Aeshylus.My paper must consist of; considering the myth on which it is based and how the author has used it. If he has altered the myth or omitted parts or added parts. Lastly, I must discuss an interpretation of the play and talk about what it has meant to later ages. I would greatly appreciate it, if you could possibly send me further information based on the above statements. : : Firstly I must point out that myths are somewhat fluid things by their very nature, and that the Homeric version which is so often taken as canon is merely an older version... If I'm pointing out the obvious or insulting your intelligence, sorry... : : As I recall, in the 'traditional' version Aegisthus is the main perpetrator; Clytemnestra is seduced by him in order to gain his revenge on Agamemnon for Atreus's crimes. Aeschylus makes her a much stronger character; she uses Aegisthus as a tool to avenge her daughter. : : I would expect Aeschylus's alterations/interpretations of the myth to be largely in order to achieve that intense, multi-layered symbology, symmetry, and pattern which he does so well... : : Sorry I can't help any more than that... : : - Kit : : --- : also, you might want to consider reading Euripides' or Sophocles''Electra' (or both), to get a better idea of how myth was treated in the Greek theatre... : Also, although not so prominant in the Agamemnon, the role of the Athenian audience? The whole transition from brutality and revenge based justice to the court system, presided over by Athena - it was shaped to a contemporary audience... : xx

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