Agamemnon

Agamemnon is the first play in Aeschylus’s Oresteia trilogy, one of the great works of ancient Greek tragedy. First performed in 458 BC, it tells the story of King Agamemnon’s return from the Trojan War and his subsequent murder by his wife Clytemnestra. Themes of justice, revenge, fate, and the consequences of human actions pervade the drama. Aeschylus’s powerful poetry, moral complexity, and exploration of divine and human law have made Agamemnon a timeless and profound examination of guilt and retribution.