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Essay Galaxy - Agamemon. Justifiable Homicide
Certainly, there are times when death is the only answer. Many people decide that justice is for the taking, and do so in a great vengeance. Moreover, there are instances when homicide is the best route for a person. Agamemnon's death is one of those instances. It is very clear that two wrongs do make a right.
Clytaemnestra, Agamemnon's spouse and queen of Argos, has planned for her king's death for more than a decade. The unsuspecting husband returns home, expecting a warm welcome, but in fact, receives the signature on his death warrant. Clytaemnestra tricked Agamemnon, with his pride, into acting like a god, and hence sealed his fate. Even with Agamemnon's resistance, Clytaemnestra manages to charm her "beloved" into his doom. "Let the red streams flow!" (TNAWM, p572, line 901).
Agamemnon had three counts against him, according to his wife. Firstly, their dau....
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