A king returns from war in “Agamemnon”. Some are joyful, others only pretend that they are. The ruler, Agamemnon, is not alone, for he carries another with him in his chariot. This other person is Cassandra, a seer, a prisoner of war. When she is first revealed, it appears like the others are friendly to her. However, while there are those who are actually nice, Agamemnon’s wife, Clytaemenstra, has motives for her front, the main one being so that she can attempt to gain Cassandra’s favor and lure her to her death. Clytaemenstra makes it seem like she is happily accepting the other woman into her home when she says, “Won’t you come inside? I mean you, Cassandra./ Zeus in all his mercy want you to share/ some victory libations with the house” (143). She appears like she is happy to have Cassandra into her house in order for her plan to work and because her husband requests that she “Escort this stranger in, be gentle./ Conquer with compassion” (139). She must act like the situation i...