Gendered Interpretations: Two Fourth-Century B.C.E. Performances of Sophocles' Electra
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Is there any defence for matricide? A juridical reading of Sophocles’ Electra
Based on an analysis of Electra by Sophocles, it is proposed that the central concern of the dramatist is not the matricide of Clytemnestra itself. Sophocles invites the audience to reflect, as though they were the jury in a law court, on the legality of the actions of Electra. The play is thus a contribution to the debate on Justice in Greek society initiated almost two centuries previously.
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