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Iphigenia at AulisDiscussion Questions 
- Why do you think Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter? What do you think would have happened if he had refused to do so?
- What is the role of the chorus?
- Where are the gods in this play?
- Consider how each character is introduced. How do we know who each one is?
- What is the role of luck?
- What are the causes of war?
- How does Agamemnon argue his innocence?
- Are the Trojans depicted differently from the Greeks?
- How does Achilles develop from name to hero?
- What becomes of Iphigenia at the end of the play?
- How does Euripides' portray Agamemnon?
- What is the relationship between the brothers Agamemnon and Menelaus?
- What are the links between public and private worlds?
- How is ritual used as a model for action?
- How did Euripides use the child motive to arouse
feelings of the Greek audience, whose love of children was
universal?
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