... are distanced from him. I feel that I lose any chance of liking him in the beginning scene, when he dismisses everything that Medea did for him, 'you services, so far they went were well enough.' He goes as far to say that Medea got more than out of their relationship than he did, when she saved his life. His ideals are different to ours, he craves fame and glory above happiness and loyalty, 'unless life brings me fame, I long neither for hoards of Gold, nor for a voice sweeter than Orpheus.' He is a male chauvinist ' if only children could be got some other way' and he constantly puts her down and doesn't let her speak. 'No, keep quiet.' Our first impression of Agamemnon is that he is a great leader and king. 'Honoured by Zeus with throned and sceptered power.' He is a military man who ...

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