Universality in Agamamnon by

 Helplessness in Agamemnon By Aeschylus

Key words: helplessness, cruelty, revenge, sense of superiority

King Agamemnon has come back to his state after a long period as was busy in Trojan War. He has come with the Trojan Princess who is silent and sad .She has not come by her own will but accepts king’s orders who was a conqueror.

She was gentle and pious lady and prophesies that soon she will be murdered as well as King Agamemnon soon after the entering of the palace. She represents people in the world having universality in it. Neither they are criminals nor sinners but they have to face what they don’t deserve at all. Queen want s to take revenge from king but Cassandra also  pays for it.

She tells the things to chores which are going to occur soon in the palace .The Chorus expresses a sense of foreboding and Clytemnestra comes outside with  a sense of superiority and order Cassandra come inside. She tells the Chorus that they will see their king dead, says that she will die as well, and then predicts that an avenger will come. After these bold predictions, she seems resigned to her fate, and enters the house. The Chorus' fears grow, and they hear Agamemnon cry out in pain from inside. As they debate what to do, the doors open, and Clytemnestra appears, standing over the corpses of her husband and Cassandra.