Agamemnon

Agamemnon by Aeschylus is the first play in the Oresteia trilogy and a cornerstone of Greek tragedy. It tells the story of King Agamemnon’s return from the Trojan War and his murder by his wife Clytemnestra. The play explores themes of justice, vengeance, and fate, dramatizing the moral complexities of revenge and the legacy of violence in a cursed royal house.