POLI 1001 : Exam1Review10 1
Document Summary
Strengths: sense of belonging and identity, expresses social nature of human beings, especially familial ties, affords protection and security. Aegisthus: agamemnon"s cousin, clytemnestra"s lover, only remaining of children who were served for dinner, waiting for revenge. Agamemnon: king of argos, sacrificed his daughter for winds to be carried to troy, arrogant. Menelaus: brother of agamemnon, wife helen stolen by trojan prince. Clytemnestra: rules argos, murders agamemnon for killing iphigenia. Orestes: son of clytemnestra and agamemnon, avenges father"s murder by killing clytemnestra and aigisthos. Pylades: reminds orestes his duties to apollo and it is better to make enemies of all men than anger the gods. Iphigenia: daughter of clytemnestra and agamemnon, sacrificed for winds to carry to troy. Psyche: soul of orestes after he kills his mother and goes into a state of madness. Tribalism: respect for leaders, intolerance for outsiders, local identity, sense of community.
