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A review by godotwillseeyounow
Electra by Sophocles
3.0
I like that Electra seems so daring and bold. She's not afraid of what fellow human beings can do to her, but of gods' wrath and that her house will remain unavenged (much like Antigone in a way). She will not be quieten down. If Orestes had really died, she would have been the one to kill their mother and Aegisthus.
And I like that the role of Chrysothemis, Electra's sister, exists so that the reader (or spectator) can see the alternative of what Electra could be doing and how the story could have gone. It's like you need both sides, the opposition, to really understand why one is good and the other dishonourable.
That being said, Electra's mourning and all her lamentations reach a point where they seem almost excessive, and while I do understand the context and all, when the Chorus told her to tone it down I wholeheartedly agreed.
And I like that the role of Chrysothemis, Electra's sister, exists so that the reader (or spectator) can see the alternative of what Electra could be doing and how the story could have gone. It's like you need both sides, the opposition, to really understand why one is good and the other dishonourable.
That being said, Electra's mourning and all her lamentations reach a point where they seem almost excessive, and while I do understand the context and all, when the Chorus told her to tone it down I wholeheartedly agreed.