Themes in Orestes, Electra, and Clytemnestra
Little Words, Big Ideas
Violence
No doubt there's plenty of violence in this bloody myth. At the urging of Electra and Apollo, Orestes slaughters Clytemnestra and Aegisthus. After that, the furious Furies chase Orestes all around,...
Justice and Judgment
In the first part of this myth, we see Orestes continuing the cycle of violence that's been plaguing his family. If the cycle were to continue, then someone would have to kill Orestes for killing C...