Sophocles' Electra

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:ballet
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkb:stage_play
gptkbp:author gptkb:Sophocles
gptkbp:character_relationships Electra and Clytemnestra
Electra and Orestes
Orestes and Clytemnestra
gptkbp:conflict Electra vs. Clytemnestra
Electra vs. fate
Orestes vs. Clytemnestra
gptkbp:critical_reception studied in literature courses
well-regarded
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced literature
influenced art
influenced theater
gptkbp:first_performance c. 409 BC
gptkbp:genre gptkb:tragedy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sophocles' Electra
gptkbp:influence gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:inspiration myth of Orestes
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:notable_production gptkb:Royal_National_Theatre
gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
gptkb:Theater_of_Epidaurus
gptkbp:notable_quote " The dead are not dead."
" I will not be silent."
" I am Electra, daughter of Agamemnon."
gptkbp:performance_tradition gptkb:ancient_Greece
modern adaptations
gptkbp:plot_point gptkb:the_murder_of_Clytemnestra
the curse of the House of Atreus
the revelation of identity
the role of the gods
the resolution of conflict
the climax of revenge
the theme of fate vs. free will
Orestes' return
Electra's mourning
the moral ambiguity of justice
gptkbp:related_works gptkb:Aeschylus'_Oresteia
Euripides' Electra
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Mycenae
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:the_tomb_of_Agamemnon
the axe
the lock of hair
gptkbp:theme gptkb:justice
gptkb:revenge
gptkb:family
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clytemnestra
gptkb:Electra
gptkb:Orestes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5