AgamemnonAgamemnon is a confusing story of people waiting for soldiers to return home from the Trojan War. The majority of the show consists of the choir singing about many of the things that happened during the war. The work also shows the lack of respect men had for women during that time. In front of Agamemnon's palace, a guardian wishes for his shift to end. He is tired and wants to sleep but has to stay awake. He awaits news from Queen Clytemnestra. The choir of Argive elders enters, singing of war. They sing of the gods, asking them to help them win the war, and of the great army. They anxiously await news from the Queen. In the song they tell how Agamemnon killed his son. He sacrificed his daughter to Apollo so that Apollo would make the winds blow for his army's ships. The choir believes that the gesture was horrible, but that it had to be done for the good of the country. The leader asks Clytemnestra if she has had any news. He doesn't like being ruled by a woman and treats her a little rudely. He only listens to her because of his loyalty to his king. He tells the leader that the army has taken Troy. The leader is skeptical and asks her to repeat herself several times. The queen gets angry and tells him that she is not a "gullible girl". When the leader asks how Clytemnestra...