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Agamemnon agonizes over the impossible choice between his duty as a military leader and his love for his daughter, Iphigenia. He expresses deep resentment toward his high status, which forces him to maintain a stoic facade while he secretly prepares to sacrifice his child to appease the gods.

Medea delivers a powerful indictment of the social constraints placed upon women in Ancient Greece. She contrasts the domestic confinement and marital risks women face against the perceived glory of men in battle.