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Aeschylus's greatness as a dramatist lies in creating life-like charay. So sharp was his insight and so human his judgement that his characters are never puppets. Caught in a cosmic flow they remain living and individual. They are not types of heroic grandeur representing an abstract quality. They are living creatures of flesh and blood.<br>Clytemnestra was the daughter of leda Tyndoreos, the king of sparta. The wife of Agamemnon, Clytemnestra was a true representative of the heroic age. In Aeschylus 'tragedy Agamemnon the character of clytemnestra is portrayed as strong willed woman. This characteristic is not necessarily typical of women of her time. As a result, the reader must take a deeper look into the understanding of Clytemnestra. In this play she dominates the action. Her most important characteristic is, as the Watchman calls it, "male strength of heart." She is a bold woman, and her strength is evident on many occasions in the play. Later in the play after Clytemnestra murders her husband Agamemnon an his concubine Cassandra, the Trojan princess, she reveals her driving force and has spurned all of her actions until this point.<br>
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