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Electra Electra herself insists on fetching water from the spring when it is not required, in order to show her neighbours to what degradation she has been reduced by Aegisthus. Electra, during the later scenes, displays such venomous malignity of nature, that it is impossible to rejoice in her deliverance from trouble. But Electra is so far from being softened, that as her mother enters the cottage to meet her doom, she pursues her with satirical advice not to "dirty her clothes in the smoky room," and with horrible equivocations about the "sacrifice" that is shortly to be performed. www.theatredatabase.com /ancient/euripides_009.html   (633 words)

The Internet Classics Archive | Electra by Euripides ELECTRA enters from the hut, carrying a water pitcher on her head. O Electra, daughter of Agamemnon, to thy rustic cot I come, for a messenger hath arrived, a highlander from Mycenae, one who lives on milk, announcing that the Argives are proclaiming a sacrifice for the third day from now, and all our maidens are to go to Hera's temple. ELECTRA presently appears at the door of the hut. classics.mit.edu /Euripides/electra_eur.html   (8530 words)

Euripides' Electra Euripides sets Clytemnestra in the centre, and makes her an object of pity, while Electra is a psychopathic amazon. Euripides is concerned to attack the blood-feud, the mother-murder, the doctrine of an eye for an eye, and the escalation of violence: all this in the context of a world at war. Euripides also criticises the the ease with which the murderers gain access to the palace in Aeschylus and Sophocles, and places the murders elsewhere. www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/electra.htm   (336 words)

Ancient History Sourcebook: 11th Brittanica: Euripides But, when Euripides began to write, it must have been clear to any man of his genius and culture that, though an established prestige might be maintained, a new poet who sought to construct tragedy on the old basis would be building on sand. Euripides made a splendid effort to maintain the place of tragedy in the spiritual life of Athens by modifying its interests in the sense which his own generation required. It is because Euripides was not in accord with the spirit of the heroic myths that he is not strong in mythic travesty. www.fordham.edu /halsall/ancient/eb11-euripides.html   (7665 words)

Example Degree Essays - Literature Essays - Sophocles and Euripides Treatement of Orestei Electra's actions may be just, but they do not mitigate the tragedy of her self-imposed estrangement from everyone in her family, including, until the very end, her brother Orestes. Some sympathise with Electra and Orestes, seeing Helen and Menelaus as shallow, vain and disloyal to their siblings' children, criminally so.[45] Others see Helen as a soft-voiced and gentle soul and Menelaus as a peacemaker while the Atreid children are maddened murderers.[46] There is evidence in the play for both positions. Euripides' attitude towards the war of the sexes is thus problematic and historians cannot agree whether he is a misogynist or a protofeminist. www.degree-essays.com /essays/literatureessays/sophocles.html   (6041 words)

Electra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) Euripides' play Electra, produced in 415 b.c.e., starts with a peasant recounting past events: Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon and took the throne of Mycenae. Daughter Electra, when marriageable, was forced to wed this peasant instead of any noble, whereby Aegisthus' rule might be endangered. Electra now will become Pylades' wife and the Fates (the Furies) will chase Orestes around, because he shed kindred blood, until he gets to Athens where the tie vote at his trial will acquit him. www.wsu.edu /~delahoyd/electra.html   (523 words)

[No title] ELECTRA As a god's I count thy kindness to me, for in my distress thou hast never made a mock at me. 'Tis rare fortune when mortals find such healing balm for their cruel wounds as 'tis my lot to find in thee. ELECTRA Kind friends, my heart is not set on festivity, nor do necklaces of gold cause any flutter in my sorrowing bosom, nor will I stand up with the maidens of Argos to beat my foot in the mazy dance. ELECTRA Old sir, thy words are unworthy of a wise man, if thou thinkest my own brave brother would have come to this land by stealth for fear of Aegisthus. classics.mit.edu /Euripides/electra_eur.pl.txt   (9915 words)

Electra (Euripides) Euripides' Electra was probably written in the mid 410s BC, likely after 413 BC. Their daughter Electra was married off to a farmer, amidst fears that if she remained in the royal household and wed a nobleman, their children would be more likely to try to avenge Agamemnon's death. They tell Electra and Orestes that their mother received just punishment but that their matricide was still a shameful act, and they instruct the siblings on what they must do to atone and purge their souls of the crime. www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/LX/ElectraEuripides.html   (416 words)

Euripides’ Electra: Study Guide I am known to the people of Argos/As 'poor Electra': While many of Euripides' characters lament their fate, Electra's lamentation becomes rather distasteful when we realize that her life is not really as bad as she would lead the audience to believe. Euripides uses a number of references to athletics to characterize the triumph of Orestes over Aegisthus. she is stepping straight into the trap: Euripides probably adopts the image of the animal being caught in the snare from the earlier plays (458 B.C.), the Agamemnon, The Libation Bearers, and The Eumenides, by Aeschylus on this same subject. www3.baylor.edu /~John_Thorburn/electra.html   (1971 words)

Welcome to the Classics Department at Haverford College Electra reports that her mother has had a dream in which she gave birth to a serpent that bit her when she nursed it; Orestes, identifying himself as the serpent, declares his intention of killing the murderers by treachery, just as they killed Agamemnon. Electra is not in on Orestes’ plan to fake his own death, but is deceived by it herself. A taste: in his Electra, the first character to appear on stage is a poor farmer to whom Electra is married; Electra makes fun of the very recognition tokens (the hair, the footprints…) in which Aeschylus’ character rejoiced; and the conclusion predicts the Aeschylean resolution while robbing it of its effect. www.haverford.edu /classics/activities/electra/otherelectras.html   (1286 words)

Ethics of Greek Theatre by Sanderson Beck Electra asks her sister's help in killing Aegisthus for their father's sake and so that they can be free to marry nobly; but Chrysothemis believes it is more sensible to give in to those who have strength. Electra by Euripides was probably performed in 413 BC, as Castor speaking for the twin gods at the end says, "We two must rush to Sicilian seas, rescue the salt-smashed prows of the fleet."7 At this time the Athenians were preparing to send reinforcements after the defeat at Syracuse. Euripides follows the Aeschylean interpretation with guilt for matricide plaguing Orestes until he faces a trial, acquittal by an even vote, and the final release of the guilt by this judicial process, a justice better than the ugly one of blood vengeance. www.san.beck.org /EC20-GreekTheatre.html   (20292 words)

SparkNotes: Electra: Context Electra is widely considered to be Sophocles's best character drama due to the thoroughness of its examination of the morals and motives of Electra herself. Sophocles's version of the Electra story was written around 410 BCE, and it is difficult to read it without thinking of Euripides's Electra and the middle portion of Aeschylus's trilogy, the Oresteia, which recounts the same events. Euripides similarly focuses on the issue of character, but Euripides's Electra is ultimately destroyed by her situation, whereas Sophocles's Electra prevails and triumphs, rendering his play both a highly satisfactory revenge drama and an interesting study of the psychology of Electra herself. www.sparknotes.com /drama/electra/context.html   (675 words)

Notes on Euripides' Orestes Euripides wants us to see how the standard mythological or dramatic treatments of this myth simply are inadequate, because they do not deal with humans and human passions as they really are; heroic passion is not human passion, which is often far from heroic or even sane. Electra, perhaps putting the best face on the action possible, stresses Apollo's responsibility for the murder, as well as her own full part in the act (top, col. 2, pg 28). Electra, in her alternating song with the Chorus, again laments the ancient and present evils of her family, deepening the atmosphere of terror, gloom and doom. chss.montclair.edu /classics/ORESTESNTS.HTML   (6943 words)

Kristen's Honors Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) This Electra is self-centered in her suffering—she does not grieve for her dead father, but for her lost status in life, and she wishes to draw pity from the gods and from whomever she meets. Euripides may have noticed that about Odysseus, and perhaps is commenting on how while the gods may value cunning (and Athena certainly does), their values are not always in line with what is just for humans. Euripides suggests that the gods do not even require real reasons to hurt mortals; Zeus made one up simply to cause mortals pain and also perhaps that people must think a little harder about what is just than simply what the gods and traditions tell them. www2.bc.edu /~hewittkr/Greektragdey.html   (1465 words)

The Classics Pages -Euripides Euripides' apology to Helen for all the nasty things he wrote about her in his other plays. Electra is the only sympathetic character - she is tender and sweet, and her devotion to her brother makes her an interesting contrast with the psychopathic bitch from hell in Euripides' Electra. Euripides is the only one where Electra is actually involved in the killing of Clytemnestra. www.users.globalnet.co.uk /~loxias/euripides.htm   (772 words)

Electra. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 After her mother and Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon, Electra, eager for revenge, longed only for the return of her brother, Orestes. The reunion and vengeance of the brother and sister were dramatized by the three great tragedians Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides. However, only in the work of Euripides did Electra take an active part in the killing of Clytemnestra. www.bartleby.com /65/el/Electra.html   (189 words)

Electra, a CurtainUp review In the meantime, Electra lives as an embittered exile within the palace, baiting an battling her mother, while her sister Chrysothemis (Marin Hinkle) represents the conquered who is willing to compromise with the conqueror. Electra couldn't wish for a more regal mother on whom to vent her hate than Claire Bloom. When Electra once again dons the expressionless white mask, this time dripping with Aegisthus's blood, the cycle of revenge is complete and the long dead playwright has proved yet again the staying power of Greek drama. www.curtainup.com /electra.html   (1158 words)

Study Questions: Euripides, Electra   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19) In fact, the play has been described as an examination of morality and justice “from the inside” and a presentation of Electra and Orestes as “obsessive neurotics” (see Vermeule's introduction in your text). Analyze the play scene by scene from this perspective, examining the characterization and motivations of Electra and Orestes and the manner in which these are revealed to the audience. Euripides has chosen a very different setting from that employed by Aeschylus. www.cnr.edu /home/bmcmanus/electra.html   (231 words)

Electra: Euripides; Janet Lembke; Kenneth J. Reckford:0195085760:eCampus.com Electra, obsessed by dreams of avenging her father's murder, impatiently awaits the return of her exiled brother Orestes. After his arrival Electra uses Orestes as her instrument of vengeance, killing their mother's husband, then their mother herself - and only afterward do they see the evil inherent in these seemingly just acts. But in his usual fashion, Euripides has imbued myth with the reality of human experience, counterposing suspense and horror with comic realism and down-to-earth comments on life. www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0195085760   (219 words)

Sophocles and Euripides: Electra Illustrations and Study Questions They are designed to help you think "inside the text" about issues that need analysis, explanation, or expansion; as you reflect on them, try to come up with ideas of your own about issues you would like to bring up in class for discussion. In both sections, Electra and Orestes prepare themselves for the killings that are to follow. In the Electra plays by both Euripides and Sophocles there is a confrontation between Clytemnestra and Electra (pp. mkatz.web.wesleyan.edu /cciv110x/electra/study.electra.html   (588 words)

What Happened to Deus ex Machina after Euripides? How Euripides' Electra is much different from the other two Electra plays can be seen from the very beginning of the play. The princess Electra ousted from the palace to be a wife of a peasant appears in rags with a water-jar on her head and complains of her poor household where she cannot even serve enough food to visitors (who are in fact Orestes with whom the recognition is soon to occur and his friend Pylades). The situation for the siblings is made even worse, when they leave the stage for the renewed separation at the play's end (1308-10, 1314-5, 1338-9). ablemedia.com /ctcweb/showcase/kiso3.html   (446 words)

Electra of Euripides specs at MSN Shopping The Electra of Euripides has the distinction of being, perhaps, the best abused, and, one might add, not the best understood, of ancient tragedies. The Electra has none of the imaginative splendor, the vastness, the intense poetry, of the tragedy of The Trojan Woman. In this book, the Electra is translated into English rhyming verse. shopping.msn.com /specs.aspx?itemId=1944051   (93 words)

CLASSICS 316: GREEK DRAMA IN TRANSLATION Compare the characters of Electra in Aeschylus’ Libation-Bearers, Sophocles’; Electra, and Euripides’ Electra. Discuss any of the three films shown (Agamemnon, Electra, Iphigeneia) in relation to one of the following topics: the original Greek play on which it is based; the use of film in contrast to the form and mechanics of ancient theater production (masks, outdoor presentation, chorus, community involvement, etc.), adaptation to contemporary circumstances. Discuss any of the three films shown (Oedipus the King, Antigone, Phaedra) in relation to one of the following topics: the original Greek play on which it is based; the use of film in contrast to the form and mechanics of ancient theater production (masks, outdoor presentation, chorus, community involvement, etc.), adaptation to contemporary circumstances. wings.buffalo.edu /AandL/classics/dramapage/syllabus.html   (1264 words)

Electra, a CurtainUp Los Angeles review Costumed by Yevgenia Nayberg in a strapless light-colored frock and utilitarian fl boots, Mackay’s broad, well-muscled shoulders proclaim he is a man and no padding of parts attempts to mislead us. Electra’s frailty as a woman is only suggested in one way—his naked shoulders in contrast to the well-covered men. MacKay’s Electra seems no match for Giroday’s Clytemnestra and Mackay’s transition from virginal, woeful maid to hard-hearted avenger of her father’s death is almost too abrupt. www.curtainup.com /electrala.html   (519 words)

ELECTRA by Euripides, Part 01 Orestes and his tender daughter Electra,-the boy Orestes, as he was the maid Electra abode in her father's house, and soon as she had Electra to me in marriage, whose ancestors were citizens of Mycenae. www.greece.com /library/euripidis/electra_01.html   (779 words)

Electra of Euripides by Euripides (Author) and Murray, Gilbert (Translator) - Wesleyan Publishing House Electra of Euripides by Euripides (Author) and Murray, Gilbert (Translator) - Wesleyan Publishing House It is a close-knit, powerful, well-constructed play, as realistic as the tragic conventions will allow, intellectual and rebellious. Click here if you would like help from customer service. www.parable.com /wph/item_076616991X.htm   (167 words)

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