Euripides’ Electra. Plot Summary –I. Prologue by the Farmer (1-53) A. Agamemnon’s death (1-10) B. Electra and Orestes (21-34) C. Himself (35-53) –II.

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Euripides’ Electra

Plot Summary –I. Prologue by the Farmer (1-53) A. Agamemnon’s death (1-10) B. Electra and Orestes (21-34) C. Himself (35-53) –II. Dialogue between Electra and the Farmer (54-81) –III. Orestes returns (81-111) A. Backstory (81-89) B. Agamemnon’s tomb (90-93)

Plot Summary (cont.) C. His plan (94-106) D. Electra’s approach ( ) –IV. Choral song and parodos ( ) A. Electra’s mourning song ( ) B. Parodos with Electra: The chorus tries to convince her to join a girls’ festival honoring Hera; she refuses ( ) –V. First meeting with Orestes ( ) A. Orestes (disguised) tells Electra her brother is still alive ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) B. Electra tells of her life and of the kind farmer ( ) C. Electra longs for murder ( ) D. Electra describes how she might recognize Orestes ( ) E. Orestes learns more about the current situation ( ) –VI. The farmer returns ( ) A. He learns the news and welcomes “the strangers” ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) B. Orestes praises him and goes inside ( ) C. Electra sends the farmer to fetch Agamemnon’s old servant ( ) –VII. Stasimon on the Trojan war ( ) –VIII. Recognition ( ) A. The old man arrives and tells Electra of the signs at the grave ( ) –1. The hair ( ) –2. The footprints ( ) –3. The cloth ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) B. Orestes and Electra united ( ) –1. The old man, then Electra, recognize the scar ( ) –2. Celebratory choral song ( ) –IX. They plot their revenge ( ) A. Old Man: they will have no help from others ( ) B. Old Man: they cannot do it inside the city ( ) C. Old Man: Orestes can kill Ægisthus at a sacrificial feast ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) D. Electra: I’ll lure mother here and kill her myself ( ) E. They prey to Zeus, Hera, and Agamemnon’s ghost for aid, then begin ( ) –X. Stasimon ( ) –XI. The Murder of Ægisthus ( ) A. Messenger arrives announcing Ægisthus’ death ( ) B. Messenger Speech ( ) C. Electra and the chorus rejoice ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) D. Orestes returns with the body ( ) E. Electra taunts Ægisthus’ corpse ( ) –XII. The Murder of Clytemnestra ( ) A. Electra talks Orestes into following through with the murder ( ) B. Clytemnestra arrives ( ) C. Rhetorical debate ( ) –1. Clytemnestra defends herself ( ) »a. Introduction ( ) »b. The murder of Iphigenia ( ) »c. Cassandra ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) »d. The double-standard ( ) –2. Interlude ( ) –3. Electra responds ( ) »a. Your pretense of innocence is false ( ) »b. Your rejection of your children is inexcusable ( ) –4. Further debate, some in stichomythia ( ) –5. Clytemnestra enters the house to make a birth-sacrifice for her daughter ( ) D. Stasimon ( ) E. Clytemnestra is murdered ( )

Plot Summary (cont.) –XIII. Orestes and Electra exclaim their guilt ( ) –XIV. Deus ex machina ( ) A. The Dioscuri foretell the future ( ) B. All mortals acquiesce and mourn ( ) C. The Dioscuri depart ( ) D. Choral coda ( )