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Agamemnon Must Die by Hock G. Tjoa recounts the first play of the Oresteia, a trilogy of tragedies written by Aeschylus, which is the only Greek trilogy that has survived. When Agamemnon, King of Mycenae, prepares to wage war against Troy, he sacrifices his virgin daughter, Iphigenia, and the grieving mother, Queen Clytemnestra, is left to rule the kingdom. She sends the other royal children, Orestes and Elektra, to Anaxibia, and takes the king’s cousin Aegisthus as a lover. After ten years, Mycenae’s night watchman sees the light of the beacon signalling the victory of Agamemnon, who eventually comes home with his war trophy, the now pregnant Cassandra, princess of Troy. What follows is another murderous chapter in Mycenae’s history as Agamemnon is killed and Orestes is forced to come home to avenge his father’s murder.
Agamemnon Must Die focuses on the chain of events in Greek mythology that lead to Agamemnon’s death. What happened to Mycenae’s king after he emerged victorious in the Trojan War? For readers who are not very familiar with Aeschylus' Oresteia, this is a refreshing and informative book. Author Hock G. Tjoa succeeds in blending the archaic and a new style of writing to tell the fascinating story leading to Agamemnon’s murder. Using prose and epic poetry in retelling this tragedy reveals an all too human experience that young and old readers alike can relate to. This is a story of revenge and jealousy that is all too familiar in any story from Greek mythology. Because it is partly told from the point of view of the night watchman, it almost feels like watching the story unravel before your very eyes!
