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Sep 04, 2011 12:12

One of the great debates in mythology: Was Queen Clytemnestra of Mycenae an adulterous, murderous harpy, or a righteous angry woman avenging the murder of her daughter? I examine this two thousand year old issue a little bit in Character Analysis: Clytemnestra in Electra by SophoclesAre you a procrastinator? I sure am. That bad habit shows itself a ( Read more... )

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margotlefaye September 6 2011, 02:24:29 UTC
I've always favored Euripides' more sympathetic portrayal of Clytemnestra. He recounts that Agamemnon not only murdered her first husband to claim her as a spoil of war, but also murdered the son she'd borne her first husband, dashing out the toddler's brains in front of her eyes ( ... )

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