Justification

Agamemnon's sense of justice, in my opinion, has more cons than pros. Waging a war against Troy for stealing his brothers wife is understandable. In order to get her back and fight for their family, war was the only option. Agamemnon sought out to obtain justice and to protect his family and his city. This would show his city that he was a strong warrior willing to do what it took to keep Argos and its people safe. However, during the process of justice and war, Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter for the benefit of defeating Troy. This in turn caused his own death which will lead to the demise of Argos as well. There was no benefit in the end to bringing Troy down.


Clytaemestra has a motive to see Agamemnon dead because he sacrificed their daughter for his own benefit in the war against Troy. Cassandra's motive is justifiable because Agamemnon defeated her people in war and took her from her city to a place that she didn't want to be. Aegisthus has a motive to want Agamemnon dead because his father boiled two of his brothers and fed it to their father. The Chorus was unhappy about Agamemnon fighting the war to get Helen because they believe it brought doom to their city and the demise of the family. All of the justifications make sense to me because it is all based on revenge for one's wrong doing.