Clytemnestra

by Costanza Casati

There is no peace for a woman with ambition No love for a woman with a crown She loves too much she is lustful Her power is too strong she is ruthless She fights for vengeance

she is mad Kings are brilliant mighty godlike Queens are deadly shameless accursed

“Ambition, courage, distrust. You will be queens soon enough, and that is what you will need if you want to outlive the men who’ll wish to be rid of you.”

“I’m saying that it is hard to find a man who is really strong. Strong enough not to desire to be stronger than you.”

The boy dies, but the goddess’s love for him remains. It is a reminder of beauty and resistance in times of adversity.

“It is noble to be gentle, to save others from pain. But it is also dangerous. Sometimes you have to make life difficult for others before they make it impossible for you.”

There is nothing more powerful than a strong-willed woman. That is what you have always been and must be no matter what others do to you. It is easier for a man to be strong, for we are encouraged to be so. But for a woman to be unbent, unbroken, that is admirable.

in truth, we must suffer. In lies, we can prosper.

Is there any feeling more painful than regret? It spreads like a fever, invisible, and you can do nothing to fight it.

Hate is a bad root. It takes its place in your heart and it grows and grows, letting everything rot.