Clytemnestra is a powerful, rebellious, controversial character who dominatesin Aeschylus’s tragedy, The Oresteian Trilogy. In this play, Aeschylusreflects the perception of women in patriarchal democratic Ancient Greeksociety by Clytemnestra who is a “non-ideal” image of woman. She exposesthe imposed “ideal women” identity on females by the male dominantAthenian sociological system by rejecting it. She is a powerful character,because she has political aspirations; she displays masculinity, and shechooses a sexual partner other than her husband. At the time Athens was intransition to be a democratic society which was male oriented. Therefore,women with the qualities of Clytemnestra are considered as destructive.This play is important because Aeschylus demonstrates the mechanismsof patriarchy by the character of Clytemnestra, and moreover confirms thenew system. I will study Clytemnestra in The Oresteian Trilogy concentratingon the facts of perception of women in democratic Athenian societythat was shaped by both the state and the religious system. Both of thesesources are apparatuses of male dominant society, and expose themselvesin Clytemnestra’s life, because patriarchy uses religion to confirm the needsof authorities. In my argument, I will study the interaction between religionand newly established democratic Athens in order to create an ideal womanimage. Because non-ideal woman is considered as destructive and a threatto a man driven society.

Clytemnestra is a powerful, rebellious, controversial character who dominatesin Aeschylus’s tragedy, The Oresteian Trilogy. In this play, Aeschylusreflects the perception of women in patriarchal democratic Ancient Greeksociety by Clytemnestra who is a “non-ideal” image of woman. She exposesthe imposed “ideal women” identity on females by the male dominantAthenian sociological system by rejecting it. She is a powerful character,because she has political aspirations; she displays masculinity, and shechooses a sexual partner other than her husband. At the time Athens was intransition to be a democratic society which was male oriented. Therefore,women with the qualities of Clytemnestra are considered as destructive.This play is important because Aeschylus demonstrates the mechanismsof patriarchy by the character of Clytemnestra, and moreover confirms thenew system. I will study Clytemnestra in The Oresteian Trilogy concentratingon the facts of perception of women in democratic Athenian societythat was shaped by both the state and the religious system. Both of thesesources are apparatuses of male dominant society, and expose themselvesin Clytemnestra’s life, because patriarchy uses religion to confirm the needsof authorities. In my argument, I will study the interaction between religionand newly established democratic Athens in order to create an ideal womanimage. Because non-ideal woman is considered as destructive and a threatto a man driven society.