HUMA 1105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, Odysseus
9 Feb 2017
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Agamemnon: he has returned home and pats himself on the back for bringing wealth back from. Clytemnestra has ended lives because of her daughter. This is a key connection between the mother and daughter, they are one body. She chose her family over her political connection. 2: agamemnon chose his political life after family, clytemnestra makes the opposite. Aegisthus: in the odyssey, aegisthus is blameless" but here he is loyal to clytemnestra and is doing the killing. Orestes: orestes has been removed because agamemnon is now dead. Clytemnestra"s political goals: clytemnestra is in charge now, orestes needs to avenge his father"s death by killing his mother for what she did. Dionysus: dionysus is born when zeus" wife asks him to reveal himself and when zeus does, she combusts because he is too much for her and he manages to save the baby . Dionysus: he is the god of wine, theatre and performance, and madness.
