Electra by Euripides
Set in the aftermath of the Trojan War, the story follows a young woman consumed by grief and a thirst for vengeance after her father is murdered by her mother and her mother's lover. Living in squalor and married to a humble farmer, she yearns for justice and the return of her brother, who was sent away as a child. When her brother finally returns, they conspire to avenge their father's death, leading to a tragic and bloody confrontation that questions the morality of revenge and the cycle of violence within a family.
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- Nationality
- Greek
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 50-100
- Original Language
- Ancient greek
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