Agamemnon: Key Quotations 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationGreek Tragedy in its ContextASAll boards Created by: katiegdmn1214Created on: 13-11-14 16:23 "That woman... ...she manouvres like a man" - The Watchman 1 of 23 "A woman... ...manned by many" - The Chorus on Helen 2 of 23 "The heart within them... ...screamed for all out war" - The Chorus 3 of 23 "And now it goes as it goes... ...and where it ends is fate" 4 of 23 "Memory womb of fury... ...child avenging fury" - on Clytaemnestra 5 of 23 "There comes a... ...violent love" 6 of 23 "And once he slipped his... ...neck into the strap of fate" - The Chorus on Agamemnon 7 of 23 "But justice turns the balance scales... ...sees that we suffer and we suffer and we learn" 8 of 23 "Just let no lust, no mad desire seize the armies to ravish... ...what they must not touch - overwhelmed by all they've won" - Clytaemnestra on Agamemnon's return 9 of 23 "The avenging dead... ...may never rest" 10 of 23 "Spoken like a... ...man, my lady" 11 of 23 "A curse burns bright on crime - Full-blown... ...the father's crimes will blossom, burst into the son's" - The Chorus 12 of 23 "He hoisted... ...the pickaxe of Zeus" - The Chorus on Agamemnon 13 of 23 "That wounds the... ...heart with love" 14 of 23 "But ancient violence longs to breed... ...new violence comes" 15 of 23 "With justice I salute... ...my Argos and my gods" - Agamemnon 16 of 23 "I am... ...human" - Agamemnon 17 of 23 "Men, it is their nature, trampling on... ...the fighter once he's down" 18 of 23 "We will set things right, with the... ...god's help. We will do whatever fate requires" 19 of 23 "Done is... ...done" - Agamemnon 20 of 23 "Our victims waiting... ...for the fire and knife" 21 of 23 "Better to die on your... ...feet than live on your knees" - Cassandra 22 of 23 "Give him the... ...royal welcome he deserves" 23 of 23
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