Electra

Discuss the play’s portrayal of sexuality and gender dynamics. How are the dynamics between men and women depicted? How do Electra and Clytemnestra embody notions of female sexuality?

What is the role of the gods in the play? In what ways are human justice and divine justice linked? In what ways, if any, are they in conflict?

How do the characters conceive of family and the idea of familial obligations? In what ways do Electra, Orestes, and/or Clytemnestra have similar conceptions of family? In what ways do they differ?