Agamemnon
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All Characters Agamemnon Clytemnestra Cassandra The Chorus Aegisthus Menelaus
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All Symbols The Purple Tapestries
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Agamemnon

by Aeschylus
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Lines 1-354
  • Lines 355-782
  • Lines 783-1033
  • Lines 1034-1330
  • Lines 1331-1675
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Revenge Theme Icon
    Revenge
  • War and Its Aftermath Theme Icon
    War and Its Aftermath
  • Gender Roles Theme Icon
    Gender Roles
  • Fate and the Gods Theme Icon
    Fate and the Gods
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Agamemnon
  • Clytemnestra
  • Cassandra
  • The Chorus
  • Aegisthus
  • Menelaus
Symbols
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  • The Purple Tapestries Symbol Icon
    The Purple Tapestries
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The Purple Tapestries

When Agamemnon arrives at the palace, Clytemnestra convinces him to enter into the palace as a returning conqueror walking on a luxurious swath of purple tapestries. Agamemnon is aware that walking on these cloths may…

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