10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does Apollo send Orestes to Athens instead of resolving the case at Delphi?
2. What does Apollo argue about the relationship between a mother and a father in terms of parenthood?
3. How do the Furies respond to Apollo's claim that Orestes was acting under divine command?
4. What is the outcome of the jury vote in Orestes's trial?
5. What do the Furies threaten to do after the verdict goes against them?
6. How does Athena convince the Furies to accept their new role instead of cursing Athens?
7. What new name are the Furies given at the end of the play, and what does it mean?
8. What does the play suggest about how the old cycle of revenge killing is broken?
9. What role does the ghost of Clytemnestra play in the trial itself?
10. What does the play present as the foundation of democratic life in Athens?
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