Electra
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All Themes Grief, Mourning, and Morality Justice and Revenge Gender and Society Deception, Falsehood, and Trust
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All Characters Electra Orestes Clytemnestra Aegisthus Chrysothemis The Chorus Agamemnon Iphigenia Atreus The Delphic Oracle Old Slave Pelops Myrtilus Menelaus Artemis Nemesis Pylades The Furies
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All Terms Pythian Games
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All Symbols The Bronze Urn The Nightingale
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Electra

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Sophocles

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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Lines 1-85
  • Lines 86-120
  • Lines 121-250
  • Lines 251-470
  • Lines 473-515
  • Lines 516-822
  • Lines 823-870
  • Lines 871-1057
  • Lines 1058-1097
  • Lines 1098-1383
  • Lines 1384-1397
  • Lines 1398-1510
Themes
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  • Grief, Mourning, and Morality Theme Icon
    Grief, Mourning, and Morality
  • Justice and Revenge Theme Icon
    Justice and Revenge
  • Gender and Society Theme Icon
    Gender and Society
  • Deception, Falsehood, and Trust Theme Icon
    Deception, Falsehood, and Trust
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Characters
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  • Electra
  • Orestes
  • Clytemnestra
  • Aegisthus
  • Chrysothemis
  • The Chorus
  • Agamemnon
  • Iphigenia
  • Atreus
  • The Delphic Oracle
  • Old Slave
  • Pelops
  • Myrtilus
  • Menelaus
  • Artemis
  • Nemesis
  • Pylades
  • The Furies
Terms
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  • Pythian Games
Symbols
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  • The Bronze Urn  Symbol Icon
    The Bronze Urn
  • The Nightingale  Symbol Icon
    The Nightingale
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The Pythian games were one of the four Panhellenic Games, or sports festivals, held in Greece during ancient times. The Pythian Games were held in Delphi every four years, two years after the Olympic Games… read analysis of Pythian Games
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