Electra
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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
All Themes
Grief, Mourning, and Morality
Justice and Revenge
Gender and Society
Deception, Falsehood, and Trust
Quotes
Characters
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
Terms
All Terms
Pythian Games
Symbols
All Symbols
The Bronze Urn
The Nightingale
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