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| Scene | Summary |
|---|---|
| Prologos | In Argos on the roof of the royal palace, the watchman waits. On the instruction of Clytaemnestra, ruling the city in he... Read More |
| Parodos | Now onstage, the Chorus members, a group of elderly Argive men, walk with canes to help them stand. They are older becau... Read More |
| Episode 1 | Clytaemnestra enters from the palace. The Chorus leader asks if she knows the outcome of the war; the sacrificial offeri... Read More |
| Stasimon 1 | The Chorus members praise Zeus, who assured the Argive victory. They know the gods care about human affairs and deliver ... Read More |
| Episode 2 | The herald, returned to his homeland after 10 years at war, thanks the gods. He says Agamemnon is on his way home after ... Read More |
| Stasimon 2 | The Chorus recalls Helen's capture, which started the war. Troy celebrated when she first arrived. Now Troy is mourning.... Read More |
| Episode 3 | Agamemnon salutes his city and his gods, who led him to victory and obliterated Troy (also called Ilium in the play). He... Read More |
| Stasimon 3 | The Chorus feels a sense of dread. Agamemnon has returned, and the war is over. But premonitions, the "tuneless dirge" o... Read More |
| Episode 4 | Clytaemnestra tells Cassandra to swallow her pride and go into the palace, grateful she serves wealthy, kind masters. Th... Read More |
| Stasimon 4 | The Chorus begins to sing about how even wealthy men are unsatisfied. If victorious and honored Agamemnon will die in re... Read More |
| Exodos | The palace doors open. Clytaemnestra stands covered in blood beside the dead bodies of Agamemnon and Cassandra. Clytaemn... Read More |
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