Interaction Between Gods And Mortals In Agamemnon

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house for ten years and the first thing he thinks of is the gods, not his wife or anything else. He understands the problems he could run into if he does not appease the gods. This was not the only situation where Agamemnon chose someone else�s wishes over his families. He has also sacrificed his daughter in order to appease the gods and make sure that his people would not suffer. This also shows the power of the gods and how Agamemnon will react to situations. He will not put his family above the good of the community. He will always try to please the gods and fulfill their wishes. His relationship with the gods is one where he does everything in his power to please them and knows the destruction that they can cause if they are not pleased with an individual. This is also demonstrated on page 33 when Agamemnon mentions that he could not walk on the tapestries that Clytaemestra had laid out for him. He says that he was only a mortal man, and could not walk on it without fear ...

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Whether she gets it or not does not concern her because she does not feel as though she is committing any type of sin. This demonstrates once again how Clytaemestra uses the gods to serve her own purpose. In her own mind she feels as though she has no choice but to kill Agamemnon because of destiny and that by doing this she will be pleasing the gods, when in reality all she is doing is pleasing herself and Aegisthus, which is consistent with her character.
Another character who was an integral part of the play was Aegisthus. He was having an affair with Clytaemestra and planning Agamemnon�s death. He was taking revenge for his father who was tricked into devouring all his ...

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