“Agamemnon”: Clytaemnestra In “Agamemnon”, Clyteamnestra is the character with the majority of the power. She is not manipulated or convinced by Aegisthus to murder her husband. She kills to gain justice for her daughter’s death. She feels her acts are justified. In her mind, it is a benefit that she will gain more power over the kingdom and retain her lover, Aegisthus. From the onset of the play, Clytaemnestra was a woman with power. Her first action in Agamemnon was to command. She was later described by the chorus of elderly men as “growing strong in her house, with no fear of th