... For example, Clytemnestra murders Agamemnon as revenge for his sacrifice of their daughter Iphigeneia. Along those same lines, in the second part of the trilogy, Choephoroe, Orestes, who is Agamemnon son, murders Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. He does this in order to gain revenge on them for killing his father. It was by this ... to solve their problems on their own and do not need the gods to settle their disputes. This is especially evident when they have a trial for Orestes with a jury to decide his fate, not a god. The Greeks are moving away from the gods and myth as well. They are bec...

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... the audience's attention is held when dramatic irony is used. There is a perfect example of dramatic irony in "Electra" when the audience know that Orestes has returned to find Electra. The audience know that Electra is talking to her long lost brother, Orestes, but she does not. "Orestes: I bring news of your brother Electra: Oh! You are a friend! Is he alive-or dead ... ? Orestes: Alive. So much is good" Another example of dramatic irony in "Electra" is when Orestes goes to murder Aegisthus. The audience know what Orestes" intentions are but Aegisthus does not. And the same happens whe...

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... come back to haunt her. As the story continued and time passed emotions seemed to be a strong as they had ever been if not stronger. Orestes demonstrates bitter rage when he recalls his father's death by his power hungry mother. As he listens to his sister sob mourning for the dead ... and relive her present life, he is determined to avenge Agamemnon's death at any cost. Orestes set out to kill his mother and her lover without a second thought. He did just that but, wept sorrowfully after the fact. He begs the ... looking for forgiveness. He acknowledges his "mistake" but is only sorry ...

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... or who is just plain stupid. Piety, to Electra is very important. She surely would love to avenge her father's death but she can"t do it by herself. She needs Orestes there by her side to do it since it is the duty of the son to avenge the death of his father. In this case, Clytemnestra and Aegisthus are the ... murderers of Agamemnon's death. Electra, having hope in Orestes and a strong devotion to the gods, she lives mourning her father's death. Electra says "Never shall I depart from sorrow and tears and lamentation" (231-232). No one, even her own ... loved another person very much...

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... foresight immediately foretells their certain demise but alas it was too late. Once they step foot into their "tomb" the door closed and Agamemnon and Cassandra's lives ceased to exist. Orestes, after being sent away for seven years, Came back to avenge his fathers death. Along with his sister Electra and his best friend Pylades he killed his mother and her ... a wife who has cheated on husband and decides to kill him. In turn she and the lover are killed themselves by the vengeful son and daughter. What about the names? Orestes and Orin, Christine and Clytemnestra, Aegisthus and Adam, ...

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