The characters in Agamemnon and Antigone appear to be controlled by their own fates determined by the Gods; mere puppets on strings. Almost everything they do seems to lead to their ultimate demise and tragedy. If this is the case, then do they have any type of control over their own lives? Even when it seems they make a choice on their own, it still leads them to the same place: death. In Aeschylus’ Agamemnon, Agamemnon and his family are cursed from the wrongdoings of their father, Atreus. Ever since their household was doomed, a house “glued to ruin” (1566). From then on it seemed there was no way out for Agamemnon and his family, and anything they did would not prevent them from ultimate doom. Even with this curse, Agamemnon questions