10 questions on plot, characters, and themes. Free to take, so you can see exactly what to review before class.
1. Why does Clytemnestra send libations to Agamemnon's tomb at the start of the play?
2. How does Electra first recognize that Orestes has returned?
3. What does Orestes claim when he and Pylades arrive at the palace in disguise?
4. In what order does Orestes kill his targets?
5. What does Clytemnestra do when she realizes Orestes is her killer?
6. What does Pylades say to Orestes at the critical moment before he kills Clytemnestra?
7. What does Orestes hold up after the killings to prove Clytemnestra's guilt?
8. What do the Furies represent in the final scene of the play?
9. How does the play treat the conflict between divine command and human guilt?
10. What role do the slave women of the chorus play in the revenge plot?
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