Agamemnon kills his own daughter. Such a drastic measure right? I don't totally agree with his actions. It seems so immoral and greedy. He is stealing from his own wife the life of her daughter. He is stealing from his daughter her own life. And I know parents are supposed to love their children no matter what. So how could he do this? It's all for his own kleos in my eyes. I do see, however, that Agamemnon has "adopted" Athens into his own arms. They have become his children for whom he has fought. He decides he must kill his daughter because he loves Athens more. One child for the many?
-Will
I commented on Olivia's "Poor Agamemnon?" blog from 9/29/10.
Agamemnon's actions are always questionable, but I pretty much agree with you on this one. I think his motives were a mixture of his pride and the power of his nation. I don't think that he adopted the people of Athens, but more he just adopted the city itself. It is his treasure and he wants to make it great so that he can be the king of the greatest nation on earth.
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