A Short Analysis Of Aeschylus' Agamemnon
Aeschylus- Agamemnon
Characters- The Watchman
Clytaemnestra
The Herald
Agamemnon
Cassandra
Aegisthus
The Chorus
1). The Watchman:
The watchman sets the time and place for the play (Agamemnon's palace in Argos, the house of Atreus); he describes the many miserable nights he has spent on the rooftop of the palace watching for the signal fires that will herald the fall of Troy.
The watchman is one Aeschylus's small characters, but like the herald he serves an important role as he not only sets the scene but also perhaps portrays the mood of Argos awaiting their king and soldiers return.
"That woman She manoeuvres like a man" is the important first reference to Clytaemnestra, it ominously refers to her doing a man's job and her "male" qualities e.g. intelligence and pride etc (unnatural). He hints at fear of Clytaemnestra and seems to......
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