A Comparison of a Tragic Hero from Euripides’s Medea and Aeschylus’s Agamemnon Tragic heroes from Greek tragedies almost always share similar characteristics. Medea from Euripides’s play Medea and Clytemnestra from Aeschylus’s play Agamemnon display and share traits common to a tragic hero. They both have a flaw, hold a high rank or have an extraordinary ability, seek vengeance, and cause their own downfall anothers suffering. All of these traits are displayed …showed first 75 words of 616 total…

…showed last 75 words of 616 total…killed by her son in a later play. Until then she is responsible of causing the city and her son to suffer immensely. These two characters are perfect examples of tragic heroes and their traits. Not only are Medea and Clytemnestra perfect examples, but they are some of the best and easily seen examples. They follow every step that is found in most Greek tragedies to cause some sort of conflict and create the drama.