Iphigenia at Aulis by Euripides How does the play address national leaders’ reasons for going to war? How does Agamemnon initially respond to the message from the Oracle of Delphi? What reasons does Agamemnon give for insisting that they go through with the sacrifice of Iphigenia? What is Achilles’ position on the proposed sacrifice of Iphigenia and how Agamemnon got Clytemnestra to bring her to Aulis? What is Menelaus’ attitude toward the sacrifice of Iphigenia? Is he consistent? What changes for him? What are Iphigenia’s contradictory responses to her planned sacrifice? What is the central conflict of Iphigenia at Aulis? What are the major themes of the drama?
