# Aeschylus — Agamemnon character guide

> Aeschylus in Agamemnon by Aeschylus.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-endnotes

## Who they are

Author of the play, referenced in the text as the poet.

## Relationships

### [Clytemnestra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/clytemnestra)

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Aeschylus as playwright crafts Clytemnestra as a complex, vengeful character driving the tragedy.

### [Agamemnon](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/agamemnon)

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Aeschylus portrays Agamemnon as a tragic hero undone by his own choices and family curse.

### [Cassandra](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/agamemnon_se/characters/cassandra)

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Aeschylus uses Cassandra as a prophetic voice to reveal past crimes and future doom.

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