Tug of warIf Agamemnon's two women, Clytemnestra and Cassandra, were put to the test of tug of war, would there be a winner or would neither of them win? A game of tug of war meaning, a pull on each side of the rope until one side undoubtedly crosses a drawn line. There are similarities between the two women but also many differences. The women's actions and clashes lead the city to have confused thoughts about every woman. Both women are strong characters with strong string pulls but each shows their own weaknesses and tends to lose their grip. A tug-of-war game for kids puts these characters in a face-to-face competition situation. As the chorus exclaims before Agamemnon's arrival, "good wins, no pain can tip the scales, not now." There are few similarities between Clytemnestra and Cassandra. Both women share an intimate relationship with Agamemnon, and each relationship gives each woman a strong pull on each side of the rope. On Cassandra's side of the string, she pulls for Agamemnon since his prize was won after her husband Eurypylus was killed in the Trojan War. Cassandra gave Agamemnon a set of twins as they resumed their journey home to Troy. The breaking of the cord did not occur until Agamemnon showed up in Troy to introduce his wife, Clytemnestra, to his lover Cassandra after her long-awaited homecoming. Clytemnestra also bore children to Agamemnon, she is the wife of this proud man. In Greek society it is believed that once married all ties with family and friends are severed except that of remarriage. Clytemnestra may not only be guilty of adultery, but also of hatred for her removal from her family. Each woman has now been challenged, pulled the tug of war rope equally... in the center of the paper... proclaim the winner? Clytemnestra does great justice for her actions, claiming that Agamemnon is not the saint the city believes in. The city still has no grip on the rope but keeps the torn threads on its side while the leader exiles Clytemnestra. The undecided and inexplicable creates confusion as to who will be declared the winner. Or death claims a victor. If it is death that claims the victor, is it the woman who died knowingly or the woman who killed the victim? Both Clytemnestra and Cassandra argue the strengths of war, but with a rope in the wrong hands one can only spiral down until it can pronounce a victor. The city never reveals sympathy for either woman, and Agamemnon took both sides evenly, letting each woman's inner being carry on the tug of war. This is a tug of war that places each character even knowing that neither wins and everyone loses.