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The Fate in AgamemnonAgamemnon is the first part of the trilogy known as the Oresteia. Agamemnon is a story in which the main character sacrifices his daughter to a god, Artemis, to win a battle and then his wife avenges him for the sacrifice. The concept of destiny plays an important role in the Agamemnon typology which led to the tragic ending of the work. According to the meaning of destiny, it means the development of events outside of man's control, considered predetermined by a supernatural force. Fate is what sends Agamemnon to war with Menelaus to fight against Paris, fate is what predetermined Agamemnon to sacrifice his own blood for the sake of his ship and his companions, and fate is what determined Cassandra, his wife, to plot to kill and avenge him. for his daughter. The first point is that fate determined Agamemnon's journey to war against Paris for ten years. “Now it's okay. The end will be destiny. You cannot burn flesh or pour ointments, not fresh and innocent tears, which will soften the harsh wrath of the god” (Lines 67-70). This quote was told by the Chorus when the god Zeus sent Agamemnon and Menelaus against Alexander for stealing Helen from her husband. Alexander and Helen flew to Troy then Agamemnon went to Troy to fight with them for ten years. All this is predetermined by fate. When the Chorus says “as it goes the end will be destiny” (Lines 67-68) it means that things will go as they are destined, no tears or ardor of sacrifice will change destiny. No one can prevent the fate that predetermined the war against Troy from happening. “In time, this incursion will haunt Priam's castle. Before then, under the walls, fate will ruin the rich hands of the people” (Line 126-130...... middle of the sheet ...... it's true”. Agamemnon killed his daughter for the favor of Artemis To avenge him for his cruel sacrifice Cassandra comes up with a plan. She believes in fate and says that everything that is predetermined will happen if Agamemnon is destined to die according to her plan, so Cassandra also says that he will also stand by her and prove that his words are true and will proclaim that fate has predetermined everything. In conclusion, the Agamemnon trilogy connects to the concept of fate. In every single part of the play, fate is demonstrated from beginning to end. Fate happened when Agamemnon went into battle, when she sacrificed her daughter for the God and Cassandra avenged Agamemnon for sacrificing her daughter who was known as the beauty of the house Works Cited https://www.google.ca/webhp?source= search_app&gws_rd=cr&ei=QG2FUsW1HdTW2QW_oYCoCw#q=fate.