Electra · Chapter
Dramatis Personae explained
This chapter lists the characters of the play, including the aged servant of Orestes, Orestes, Electra, Chrysothemis, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, and the Chorus of Mycenean women, and sets the scene at Mycenae before the Palace of Agamemnon.
What happens
This chapter lists the characters of the play, including the aged servant of Orestes, Orestes, Electra, Chrysothemis, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, and the Chorus of Mycenean women, and sets the scene at Mycenae before the Palace of Agamemnon.
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Narrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Breaking point
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Follow the arc while readingCharacters to notice
- Aged Servant
Listed as the aged servant of Orestes.
- Orestes
Listed as son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
- Electra
Listed as daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
- Chrysothemis
Listed as daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.
- Clytemnestra
Listed as Queen of Argos and Mycenae.
- Aegisthus
Listed as cousin of Agamemnon, paramour of Clytemnestra, and prince consort.
