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To be honest, I have difficulty sympathizes with most of the characters and their actions. While I wouldn’t say I sympathize, I do respect Athena as she seems to be the only character who is able to be reasonable in her judgment. I found it difficult to understand both Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. I can understand the feeling that Agamemnon is a “tragic” hero, he does appear to be a strong commander of the Greek Armies, however I do deeply struggle with him sacrificing his daughter for the war. Because of this, I can understand Clytemnestra’s deep anger with Agamemnon. Yet still, as shown through the practices of Athena, I still do not believe we are meant to find justification is the revolving murders taking place. While we may be able to sympathize with Clytemnestra because of the death of her daughter, I think the depiction of her adultery is meant to cause the audience to lose sympathy for her. While I do not necessarily agree with this opinion, I do think this is a common trait used to paint characters in an unfavorable light.
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The most sympathetic character in this trilogy, according to my perception, is the prophetess Cassandra, because she makes other characters and the audience empathize for her suffering. I believe this is the character that was designed to be the easiest to have compassion. Clytemnestra and Agamemnon were complex characters in terms of understanding them as an audience. Agamemnon was meant to be a tragic hero, especially because of the action he took to sacrifice his daughter. On the other hand, I find Clytemnestra to be the most interesting character, by which I do not mean likable since she was a liar and a murderer after all. I find it despicable to have an affair, which, in my opinion, is not justified by the long time she had to wait for her husban.
