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Orestes
By Euripides - Stage play
Roles
- Electra - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Female
About this piece
Electra summarizes the background story of the play
Summary
In the background story of the play Orestes, the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, murders his mother in order to avenge the death of his father by her hands (Clytemnestra had killed Agamemnon because he had sacrificed their daughter Iphigenia to the goddess Artemis). Now Orestes is being tormented by the Furies or Erinyes who are driving him mad. Also some citizens of Argos want to punish Orestes and execute him for the murder. Orestes plans to seek the help of his uncles Menelaus. The play starts with this monologue, in which Electra summarizes the events leading to the story of the play.
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