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How far do you feel that Aeschylus intended us to feel that Agamemnon deserved his fate?
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Elena Solaro 12e How far do you feel that Aeschylus intended us to feel that Agamemnon deserved his fate? In his tragic play, 'Agamemnon', Aeschylus presents the audience with a variety of interesting protagonists, one of the main ones being the great king himself. Over the course of the play, we learn of Agamemnon's terrible fate as events, both past and present, are unfolded to us. The audience may have greatly mixed views on whether Agamemnon truly did deserve this fate. Was it only fitting, considering his character and actions, that he met such a bloody, gruesome end? Or were there other factors, which were beyond his control, to be taken into consideration? It is fair to say that Agamemnon does display characteristics, which could be antagonistic to the gods, consequently making him far less favourable to them. In this way, one might say it is only fair that the gods should...
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