Agamemnon

Agamemnon, the first play in Aeschylus's Oresteia trilogy, follows the dramatic return of Agamemnon, the King of Mycenae, from the Trojan War. Awaiting him is his vengeful wife, Queen Clytemnestra, who harbors deadly intentions driven by past grievances and her desire for power alongside her lover, Aegisthus. This powerful narrative sets the stage for the themes explored in the subsequent plays, The Libation Bearers and The Eumenides.