portant part of Orestes and Electras revenge. When Clytamnestra tries to justify the murder of Agamemnon, Electra reproaches her, Why, when youd killed him, we (Orestes and Electra) were not deeded our heritage? Because you used what was not yours as dowry to pay your bedmates (Aegisthus) keep (Euripides, 61). This reminds the reader of Aegisthus role in the narrative. Finally, we can see how Euripides and Sophocles manipulated the characters. Adding and taking away from their involvement and conversations gives variation to the story line and affects how the reader perceives them. Both Sophocles and Euripides developed Electras character to be deeper than Aeschylus Libation Bearers. Especially Euripides who made her assertive and quick to make decisions. We saw differences in Orestes and Clytamnestras characters, and Euripides even added a peasant husband to the story for dramatic effect. It is interesting to see how two contemporary authors took a very straight forward legend and manipulated it to make is more interesting and to make the characters more three dimensional. BibliographyEuripides. Electra. Trans. Janet Lembke. New York: Oxford, 1994.Grene, David, and Richmond Lattiimore. The Complete Greek Tragedies. Vol. 2. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1969.Simon. Peter. ed. World Masterpieces. 7th ed. New York: www. Norton & Company, 1999. ...
