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In Aeschylus Agamemnon there are many different opinions about what kind of king and air force officer Agamemnon was. Some argued that he was good, while others dispute that his motives were wrong. Clytemnestra, Agamemnons wife, gained a strong hatred for him, after he sacrificed his own daughter so he could go to contend. Many believe that this was not necessary and could have been overcome. The chorus seems to agree with this to an extent, and feels that Agamemnon could have prayed and requested that he not sacrifice his daughter.Clytemnestra, after Agamemnon was at war for a few years, began to cheat on Agamemnon with his cousin, Aegisthus. When the two got word of Agamemnons return from Troy they began to plot against Agamemnon. Clytemnestra prayed to the Gods to let Agamemnon make it home because she wanted to retaliate him herself. Even though most of the other ships did not make it home after the storms, Agamemnons did. Many believe this is because of the prayer that was pr ayed by Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra first bent Agamemnon up by placing a purple carpet on the ground for him to walk on. By doing this Clytemnestra was hoping to get Agamemnon to upset the gods so it wouldnt be a sin for her to carry out her plan. Agamemnon even acknowledges that he shouldnt walk on the carpet saying that, were he to walk on it, he would debunk unseemly pride and incur the wrath of the gods Such state becomes the gods and none be...