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Electra


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Electra
Examines treatment of Electra in several plays.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) | 7 sources | 2003 United States


Paper Summary:

Discusses how mythic traditions are used by three playwrights. Examines the role of fate. Cites Euripides's "Electra", Sophocles's "Electra", and Eugene O'Neill's modern "Mourning Becomes Electra."

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"The story of Electra, as a participant in the ancient Greek myth of the curse of the House of Atreus, has fascinated dramatists from ancient times through the 20th Century. The curse is carried out in a continuous cycle of murders based largely on ..."

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APA Citation:

Electra (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 11, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-Electra/48442

MLA Citation:

"Electra" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Electra/48442>




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