ps and discomforts of war and then an epitaph for the dead Greeks.Clytemnestra appears at the Palace door and tells the choros "I told you so". She scorns to speak to the herald; she declares she has been totally faithful to her husband and goes in again. The Herald expresses surprise at her attitude. The choros ask about Menelaus. Reluctantly, because it is bad news, the Herald says that his ship disappeared in a great storm that wrecked many of the Greek ships: the gods already have taken some revenge for the victor's lack of piety.3rd Stasimon : Helen and the mourning she brought to Troy. Her name means "The Spoiler". The disastrous end of her union with Paris. (Helen would have gone down drowned in Menelaus' ship). The parable of the lion-cub. The problem of evil; it is not that prosperity begets evil but that prosperous people behave badly and then evil begets evil. The choros conclude that Justice is not to be found in palaces but Justice will direct all to the appointed end.3rd Episode: Agamemnon enters in his chariot; behind him in another chariot piled with war-loot is the enslaved princess of Troy, Cassandra, in priestess' robes ( as it were, a handcuffed nun!) The visual effect of this dominates the whole of the subsequent scene; it proves that Agamemnon has offended the gods.The choros greet Agamemnon and hint that not everyone will be sincerely glad to see him. They say that they opposed his war policy ten years before and did not like his superstitious sacrifice of Iphigeneia at Aulis but are now glad to see him.Agamemnon greets Argos and the gods but arrogantly he says that he took Troy -with the god's help. In the image of the law-court he says that the gods found Troy guilty and she has paid. He then thanks the choros for their advice; he is aware some friends are false -so he had found at Troy. He does not appreciate The choros' urgency but will set up a commission to enquire into disloyalty at home and punish it.Clyte...
