Electra · Character
Clytemnestra
Queen of Argos, who killed her husband and now rules beside her lover, defending the murder as justice while fearing what her children might do.
major
First appearance: electra
As a major figure in Electra, Clytemnestra is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
Listed as Queen of Argos and Mycenae.
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Clytemnestra holds the palace with Aegisthus, dispensing orders and reproaches while Electra accuses her openly in the streets. She justifies Agamemnon's death with cold logic, yet an evil dream sends her to pour…
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- Family
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Character groups
- Divine and Mortal Agents
- Protagonist
- Victims and Avengers
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Orestes
family · negative
Mother and son, with Orestes ultimately killing Clytemnestra to avenge his father. How this plays out →
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