💔The play revolves around the revenge Clytemnestra seeks for the sacrifice of their daughter.
🕊️Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War with Cassandra as his war prize.
🩸Cassandra predicts the murder of Agamemnon and herself in the palace.
😢The chorus grieves for the slain Agamemnon.
🔪Clytemnestra justifies her actions, claiming revenge for her daughter's sacrifice.
What is the plot of the play Agamemnon?
—Agamemnon returns from the Trojan War, and Clytemnestra seeks revenge by killing him and Cassandra.
Why does Cassandra refuse to enter the palace?
—Cassandra sees visions of murder and tragedy in the palace.
What is the role of the chorus in the play?
—The chorus represents a group of archive elders and reflects on the events of the play.
Who assists Clytemnestra in her plot to kill Agamemnon?
—Aegisthus, Clytemnestra's lover and Agamemnon's cousin, assists in the plot.
What happens at the end of the play?
—Clytemnestra and Aegisthus become the rulers of Argos.
00:09The play opens with a watchman awaiting news of the outcome of the Trojan War.
01:12Agamemnon returns from the war with Cassandra, a prophet from Troy.
01:27Cassandra refuses to enter the palace, foreseeing murder and tragedy.
02:20Clytemnestra reveals she has killed Agamemnon and Cassandra.
02:26Clytemnestra justifies her actions as revenge for their daughter's sacrifice.
