Project Gutenberg 2004-12-22 Public domain in the USA. 1507 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Murray, Gilbert 1866 1957 Murray, George Gilbert Aimé Murray, George Gilbert Aime The Agamemnon of Aeschylus Translated into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Paul Murray, Charles Bidwell and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Agamemnon of Aeschylus" by Aeschylus is a classical Greek tragedy that likely dates back to the late 5th century BC. This play serves as the first part of the "Oresteia" trilogy and revolves around the themes of revenge, fate, and the consequences of one's actions. At its center, the narrative follows Agamemnon, the King of Argos, who returns from the Trojan War to confront the treachery of his wife, Clytemnestra, whose own motives are rooted in betrayal and vengeance. The opening of "The Agamemnon" sets a heavy and foreboding atmosphere, introducing a watchman who longs for news of Agamemnon's return from Troy. As Clytemnestra prepares a sacrificial offering and awaits her husband's arrival, the tension builds with references to dark omens and the sins of the past. Agamemnon's return is marked by conflicting emotions of triumph and foreboding, as his actions during the war—including the sacrifice of his daughter, Iphigenia—loom over the unfolding drama. Clytemnestra's intentions become ominously clear, hinting at the deadly consequences of revenge that await, establishing a deep sense of tragedy that resonates throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - Ancient Browsing: Literature 176007 176039 2024-10-06T12:50:38.925722 2023-09-07T03:35:35.206944 text/html text/html 176240 2023-06-19T11:15:07 text/html 159962 2024-10-06T12:50:43.211698 application/epub+zip 160733 2024-10-06T12:50:39.684709 application/epub+zip 132141 2024-10-06T12:50:39.264726 application/epub+zip 232121 2024-10-06T12:50:45.625659 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213395 2024-10-06T12:50:42.839686 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185210 2022-09-07T16:19:15.976453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 144615 144645 2024-10-06T12:50:38.218751 2023-09-07T03:35:34.594938 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 144321 2023-06-19T11:16:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20692 2024-10-06T12:50:45.761687 application/rdf+xml 19378 2024-10-06T12:50:39.409706 image/jpeg 3650 2024-10-06T12:50:39.339699 image/jpeg 59055 2023-06-19T11:16:45 application/octet-stream application/zip 361179 2023-06-19T11:17:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 364315 2024-10-06T12:50:38.946759 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia