Clytemnestra
from Electra
by Euripides
Monologue Text
Now hear me, for my thoughts will I unfold
In no obscure and coloured mode of speech.
First then, for first with this will I upbraid thee,
Me didst thou wed against my will, and seize
By force; my former husband Tantalus
By thee was slain. By thee my infant…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
A long time ago.
Author(s)
Character Name
Clytemnestra
Source Title
Electra
Source Type
Act / Scene
Unknown
Setting
Unknown
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
GREEK
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
INDIAN
CHINESE
JAPANESE
KOREAN
AFRICAN
CAUCASIAN
NATIVE AMERICAN
PACIFIC ISLANDER
FILIPINO
CHICANO
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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