Write a short note on Cassandra as you found in “Agamemnon.”
PremiumWrite a short note on Cassandra as you found in Agamemnon NU Or Who was Cassandra and how did she die NU In Agamemnon BC Aeschylus BC presents Cassandra as a tragic figure She is a Trojan princess and prophetess cursed by Apollo Her character adds depth to the play s tragic mood and highlights themes of fate prophecy and human suffering Prophetess with a Curse Cassandra is blessed with the gift of prophecy But Apollo curses her so no one believes her visions This curse makes her suffer greatly She sees the truth clearly but is mocked as mad Her tragedy begins with this divine curse A house that hates the gods a place dripping with blood Slave and Victim After Troy s fall Cassandra is taken by Agamemnon She becomes his concubine and is brought to Argos as a slave This shows her fall from a princess to