Under Aeschylus’s depiction, Clytemnestra is not a madwoman as he made her revenge seem reasonable. His perspective lets the reader have sympathy for Clytemnestra’s actions by helping them understand her behavior and where she is coming from. This is evident by his depiction of her husband who kills their daughter. For Clytemnestra, these actions are unforgivable and have a deep impact on her conscience. We can also look at another perspective such that in the third play, where the judge brought up the question, “Is the murder of the husband serious, or killing the mother serious?”. This question lets the readers truly feel that it was a tragedy because Orestes did not want to kill his own mother. Morality and his right to life are the main reasons why he chose to kill his own mother to get revenge on his father.
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From another point of view, Clytaemnestra can be a remorseless woman. She feels no guilt after murdering her own husband with her lover. Even before she dies, she still claims that death is Agamemnon’s destiny.
I agree with both comments above, Aeschylus shapes the characters and actions in a way that readers can see everything from multiple perspectives. I think the best example of this is the way Clytaemestra is seen because some people feel that she has no self control and is a horrible person for her killings, however some may see these killings as justified because of what she has been through.