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How Does Agamemnon Show Pride

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Agamemnon is a strong warrior and champion among the people after he returns from the battle. He has an abundance pride and expresses it by quoting that his name is blown from the trumpet of fame and by trampling on the red pathway ungratefully. Not only is he boastful, but he is pitiless and disturbing. In order to sail to Troy, Agamemnon, lured his daughter Iphigenia to be sacrificed up to Artemis. Later on in the passage after raiding the city of Troy, he made Cassandra his lover. Now, Agamemnon’s act of walking on the red carpet is the worst decision he could have made. By walking on the red carpet, he displays pride by showing that he alone defeated the city of Troy. This act angered the gods and he lost the godly protection he once had.

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