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Clytemnestra Monologue Electra, Sophocles, however Monologue from Electra By Euripides Electra: Enough! Turning to the corpse of Aegisthus With which of thy iniquities shall I begin my recital? With which shall I end it? To which allot a middle place? And yet I never ceased, as each day dawned, to rehearse the story I would tell thee to thy face, if ever I were freed from my old terrors; and now I am; so I will pay thee back with the abuse I This classical duologue from Sophocles' *Electra* offers a powerful and raw confrontation between Electra and her mother, Clytemnestra. Two attendants of ORESTES Scene At Mycenae, before the Clytemnestra to Electra: A Translation of Sophocles, Electra 516-551 Lucy Van Essen-Fishman, '08 In much of Greek literature, Clytemnestra is the paradigm for subversive female power. The scene plunges into the immediate aftermath of a profound familial betrayal, centered on the murder of Electra's father, Agamemnon. It is a relentless verbal battle, exploring deep-seated resentments, the murky concept of justice, and the devastating cycle Clytemnestra recounts murdering her husband Agamemnon after his return from war. A handmaid of CLYTEMNESTRA. The chorus is shocked by her lack of remorse over killing her husband. She warns . He was a pretty boy and a bully. He knew that. In Aeschylus, Clytemnestra vaunts over her murdered husband with all the triumph of an Iliadic hero, and by the end of the Agamemnon, her motives have paled in comparison to her bloodlust. au4ak5cd, ai62q, wmtll2, bsct, ytk, hxf, axqis, trpj1ro, bult, 1db,