Project Gutenberg 2012-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 140 Aeschylus -525 -456 Aischylos Αισχύλος Αἰσχύλος Esquilo Grypares, I. N. (Ioannes N.) 1870 1942 Γρυπάρης, Ιωάννης Gryparis, Ioannis Grypares, Ioannes N. Αγαμέμνων Agamemnon Produced by Sophia Canoni. Book provided by Iason Konstantinides "Αγαμέμνων" by Aeschylus is a tragedy written in the early 5th century BC. The play focuses on the theme of revenge and the consequences of betrayal, revolving around the character of Agamemnon, the king who returns home after the Trojan War, only to face a deadly plot orchestrated by his wife, Clytemnestra. This initial act of vengeance sets in motion a tragic sequence of events that explores themes of justice, fate, and familial conflict. At the start of the play, a watchman reflects on the prolonged waiting period, hoping for word of Agamemnon's return from Troy. He ultimately sees a signal fire from the mountain, indicating victory in the war. The chorus, representing the elders of Argos, expresses anxiety about the conditions of the soldiers and the situation in Troy. Clytemnestra enters, announcing the fall of Troy with an air of triumph, but there are hints of underlying darkness and treachery in her demeanor. The opening establishes a tense atmosphere, intertwining joy for victory with an ominous anticipation of betrayal that will drive the plot forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39536/39536-h/images/cover.jpg el Agamemnon, King of Mycenae (Mythological character) -- Drama PA Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 162441 162449 2024-09-16T14:47:00.280627 2023-09-17T09:12:27.348804 text/html text/html 162099 2012-04-25T15:38:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 196736 2012-04-25T15:38:48 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 200156 2024-09-16T14:47:03.349618 application/epub+zip 200871 2024-09-16T14:47:00.699664 application/epub+zip 109417 2024-09-16T14:47:00.463618 application/epub+zip 284347 2024-09-16T14:47:05.028591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266410 2024-09-16T14:47:03.106623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175224 2022-09-18T06:43:50.320143 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155775 2024-09-16T14:46:59.829627 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 155569 2012-04-25T15:38:40 text/plain; charset=utf-8 47480 2012-04-25T15:38:48 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 18774 2024-09-16T14:47:05.182594 application/rdf+xml 21613 2024-09-16T14:47:00.552593 image/jpeg 2971 2024-09-16T14:47:00.506625 image/jpeg 197609 2024-09-16T14:47:00.302634 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 el.wikipedia