Plot Details
Orestes wishes to kill Aegisthus on this spot.
What is the exact place where Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon?
The eldest daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra and the title character of this tragedy.
Who is Electra?
The king of Pisa and hero for which the Peloponnese region is named.
Who is Pelops?
"But I have no wish to stop my grieving or cries of pain for my unhappy father."
This is the city where the play takes place.
Where is Mycenae?
He was sent away to Phocia after murdering his father.
Who is Orestes?
The husband of Helen and ruler of Sparta.
Who is Menelaus?
"My message is brief: Orestes has been killed."
Who is Paedagogus?
Clytemnestra gives this excuse for killing Agamemnon.
What is Agamemnon's sacrifice of Iphigenia?
The ruler of Mycenae at the time this play takes place.
Who is Aegisthus?
He received the punishment of spending an eternity standing near a pool of water while always thirsty and near a fruit tree while always hungry.
Who is Tantalus?
"Look at this signet ring. It was my father’s. It will tell you if I speak the truth."
Who is Orestes?
In Clytemnestra's dream, Agamemnon's scepter turns into a _______.
What is a tree?
One of Electra's sisters-- she gives much less push back against Clytemnestra and Aegisthus for murdering her father.
Who is Chrysothemis?
With this action, Orestes ended the curse of the House of Atreus.
What is kill Aegisthus and Clytemnestra?
"When he planted her seed he felt no pain comparable to the agonies I felt when I gave birth to her."
Who is Clytemnestra?
The Old Man tells Clytemnestra that Orestes was killed doing this.
What is chariot racing?
A close friend of Orestes who although appears in the play on multiple occasions, does not have a single line.
Who is Pylades?
This is what Atreus did when he learned of Thyestes' and Aerope's adultery.
What is cook their kids and feed them to Thyestes?
"But as it is, in these turbulent times, I think it prudent to pull in my sails and not to have them see me as a threat, when there is nothing I can do to harm them."
Who is Chrysothemis?