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SHOULD AESCHYLUS' "AGAMEMNON" BE CALLED "CLYTAEMNESTRA"?

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Have a little read: ... Tosin Abdullai. SHOULD AESCHYLUS' "AGAMEMNON" BE CALLED "CLYTAEMNESTRA"? In considering whether the play should be titled Clytaemnestra, one must try to look at how important Clytemnestra is in the development of the play and without argument; Clytaemnestra does play a prominent role in unravelling the plot of the play. There is no doubt that Clytaemnestra contributes inevitably to the development of the play. This, in my opinion is due to the fact that her character is presented the most times through out the play; similarly to Electra, who unlike her, is named after the play. This thereby allows her to portray her feelings more than that of any other characters in the play. We are able to see this through her use of language which most of the time, consists of elements of sarcasm and irony. For example, "I could see you suffer more than all; the hours that

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