Aegisthus tells Clytemnestra that "Sometimes it is better to bleed than to feel nothing at all." What's your take on this statement, and do you agree or disagree?

Aegisthus tells Clytemnestra that "Sometimes it is better to bleed than to feel nothing at all," but she's not sure he's correct. What's your take on this statement, and do you agree or disagree?

I agree. When we become numb to our own pain we become numb to others’ pain as well. And also numb to the good things in life.

When we feel nothing, we lose touch with other people. Leaders must understand feelings of others in order to make good decisions.

I agree with both comments above. Maybe a modern day version of Aegisthus' comment, "no pain, no gain."

I find it difficult to define Aegisthus's character, since he seems to be a foil for Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, but then he says "it's better to bleed than to feel nothing." He's held in contempt by the House of Atreus, the servants, and the council members, and he seems to flit in and out of the palace to wander in the forest. He's covered with scars, which would suggest that he's taken many beatings---and yet he has an explosive temper, not a characteristic of a wimp in my estimation.

By him saying this he's supporting Clytemnestra and her sorrow. She, however, would never show her sorrow or tears, as her daughter Electra confirms, preferring instead to use vengeance as her emotion.