A Mother's Love Knows No End

Cody Ercizer

Clytemnestra is one powerful, crazy, and bold woman. Deciding to murder her husband was a bit much though… I mean, I guess she was past talking about it. But also, you can kinda understand Clytemnestra’s anger. Agamemnon just sacrificed their virgin daughter all for the progress of his own selfish endeavors. I’m sure she was not happy and justified her actions completely in her head. Yes invading troy was important, but a man who can just throw away the life of his own daughter to appease a god, is that really someone who should be in charge? I would’ve said, “sorry guys, this is my daughter, not happening, we’ll figure something else out.” Agamemnon had some serious family issues. And you’d think when Clytemnestra was talking to "Leader" about the killing of her husband, he’d have caught her drift and warned someone, but nope, he was super oblivious. I was also very intrigued by the following line: “Here I stand and here I struck and here my work is done. I did it all.” (pg 161)

The fact she was so confident and empowered by committing a murder shows just how shaken she was by the death of her precious daughter. This woman has gone crazy and been overtaken by a desire for revenge. All the way till the end she was simply driven to avenge her daughter. And she did what she thought she had to do to make that happen. She was one bad mama jama.


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