In The Oresteia, Aeschylus encourages the importance of the male role in society compared to that of women. The entire trilogy can be seen as a subtle assertion of the superiority of men over women. Yet it is the women who create the real interest in the pieces. Their characters are the incentive that makes everything happen. The characters of Clytemnestra, Cassandra and the goddess Athena can demonstrate this. The most complex and compelling character of the three plays is Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra is filled with thoughts of revenge. She seeks revenge on Agamemnon for the loss of their daughter, Iphigenia, whose life was sacrificed in order to appease the goddess Artemis so that Agamemnon's troops would be allowed to continue their journey to Troy. Clytemnestra displays more intelligence than any other character in The Oresteia in the way she manipulates the events that lead to Agamemnon's death in the play "Agamemnon". Her scheming ways and clever wordplay make her intimidating to the people of Argos. She is viewed with repulsion because of the manly way in which she acts....