Second Episode: Electra, Orestes, and the Old Man Questions and Answers

Medea and Electra | Second Episode: Electra, Orestes, and the Old Man Questions and Answers

Study Questions
1. Who is the Old Man?

2. What are the signs he points to that prove it was Orestes who recently visited Agamemnon’s grave?

3. What is the final proof of Orestes’ identity?

4. What does the Old Man tell Orestes he must do to avenge his father?

5. What part will Orestes play in the plan?

6. What is Electra’s role?

7. Who are the pair’s allies in this plan?

8. To whom and for what do the trio pray before Orestes sets off?

9. According to the Chorus, what caused Zeus to reverse the course of the sun...

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