# Dramatis Personae explained — Electra

> Chapter companion for Electra by Sophocles.

## What happens

This chapter lists the characters of the play, including the aged servant of Orestes, Orestes, Electra, Chrysothemis, Clytemnestra, Aegisthus, and the Chorus of Mycenean women, and sets the scene at Mycenae before the Palace of Agamemnon.

## Character check-ins

### Aged Servant

Listed as the aged servant of Orestes.

### Orestes

Listed as son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

### Electra

Listed as daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

### Chrysothemis

Listed as daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra.

### Clytemnestra

Listed as Queen of Argos and Mycenae.

### Aegisthus

Listed as cousin of Agamemnon, paramour of Clytemnestra, and prince consort.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.online/discover/electra_se/chapters/dramatis-personae
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