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hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. is this a more apt description of medea or clytemnestra?
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"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned". Is this a more apt description of Clytemnestra or Medea? Both Clytemnestra and Medea are tragic characters who have been deeply hurt at the hands of their husbands. Clytemnestra's much loved daughter was sacrificed by her husband for reasons that debatably weren't necessary. And Medea's husband left her for another woman, leaving Medea without anything. Both these acts cause the women to cite revenge. On top of the sacrifice of their daughter, Agamemnon had left Clytemnestra to fend for herself while he went off to war. She hasn't seen her husband for the ten years he's been awa, and when he finally does come home after being victorious, he brings with him a sex-slave; Cassandra, so not only does Clytemnestra have to live with the knowledge that her husband has been unfaithful, she gets the privilege of meeting the woman that has been entertaining...
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