Clytemnestra+Entry+One

Dear Diary, June 1st The fact that Agamenmon has gone to war over my sister, Helen, has greatly angered me. To say quite bluntly, I am jealous. The silver lining of Agamemnon having gone to war is that I can now cultivate a lover. I have chosen Aegisthus, Agamemnon's cousin. Agamemnon is a devious monster! His mind is rotted, for he told me to send our daughter to him, so Iphigenia could marry Achilles. Instead, Agamemnon sacrificed her so he could sail freely. What a fool I was to believe him, the man who //**killed**// my previous husband, //**forced**// me into this marriage and //**rapes**// me. At least he has given me four wonderful children - even if he did sacrifice our Iphigenia. I do not miss Agamemnon one bit. His reasons are wretched, he claims that he has gone to war to bring Helen back to Menelaus, but I already know he wants a war prize, the spoils of war.

Dear Diary, June 2nd Aegisthus said that he will kill Agamemnon and take the throne afterwards. I do not mind this, seeing how I love him and //**despise**// Agamemnon. Although I would like to kill Agamemnon myself... I hope he returns home, so that he can be murdered in his own halls. It may be a triumph for the Trojans to kill him, but I will pray to the gods such as Zeus and perhaps Poiseidon so that he is reserved for me. His past is dark, being born by //**incestuous**// acts of Thyestes and his daughter Pelopia. That would make him Pelopia's brother and son. He killed Atreus after discovering that Thyestes was his father, and they rule Mycenae. It is beastly, but it shows that Aegithus is willing to do what is necessary. I am unsure if he loves me, but I am willing to love him after all that has happened to me.

Dear Diary, June 3rd Aegisthus and I have made a plan! He will serve as a distraction to Agamemnon when he comes home, and I will creep up behind him and slay him with an axe of some sort. If he brings anyone to our abode when he returns, Aegisthus will kill them, for fear of them escaping and telling Menelaus and others. We will hire spies to seek out the ships that will be anchoring here, and report to us so we will not be surprised when Agamemnon comes home. Aegisthus is already sporting a scimitar, as a precaution! He seems very eager for the day Agamemnon comes home. Aegisthus suggested that we wait for Agamemnon to bring all the spoils and riches from the war to our dwelling before slaying him, even if I am already prosperous. I am beginning to fear that all he wants is power.