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Excerpt from Elektra: Tragic Opera in One Act The scene represents the rear of the palace of old King Agamemnon, with its courtyard and servants' quarters. King Agamemnon is dead, having been murdered by Aegisthes, the paramour of his Queen Klytaimnestra. He has left three children: Orestes, the son, and two daughters, Chrysothemis and Elektra. All three children have been cruelly treated both by their mother and the usurper Aegisthes. Orestes has been banished and Elektra is barely tolerated about the royal establishment. All three children know of the murder of their father, and their hate of their mother is only equalled by their fear of her and the tyrant Aegisthes. Elektra, by brooding over her parent's death and the awful crime of her mother, is bent upon avenging the murder of the old king. Klytaimnestra, constantly haunted by her sin and living in dread of the return of Orestes, appeals to Elektra to tell her by what new sacrifice of human blood she may know once more the peace of sleep. Elektra denounces her and draws a vivid picture of the fate which awaits her at the hands of the avenger when he shall return. Klytaimnestra is informed that two messengers, an old man and a youth, have brought the welcome news that Orestes is dead. Elektra's sister informs her that all the palace has now heard the tidings, but Elektra will not believe that her brother is dead. She urges Chrysothemis to assist her in avenging the murder of their father, but the weaker sister shrinks from the task. The youth who has accompanied the old messenger appears in the court. He is Orestes himself. The brother and sister do not recognize each other at first, but when they do, Elektra realizes that the hour has come for which she has longed. She is so different from the happy child that Orestes remembers, and she deplores to him the cruelty she has suffered at the hands of her mother and Aegisthes. Orestes and the old man are now summoned to an audience with Klytaimnestra, who wishes to hear from their own lips the news of Orestes' death. No sooner have the two entered the palace than Klytaimnestra is heard to scream, and Elektra, waiting anxiously, knows that Orestes has avenged the crime. A fight ensues in the palace, some of the servants taking the part of Orestes and others the part of the dead Queen. The tyrant Aegisthes arrives, is greeted by Elektra, who leads him to the door of the palace, and unsuspecting, he enters to meet his doom at the hands of the avenger. Elektra's joy is unbounded; as she is urging her sister and the servants to join her in the dance of triumph, her physical strength gives way and she sinks prostrate to the ground. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Kategoria Książki po angielsku Literature & literary studies Plays, playscripts

• Pełny tytuł: Elektra
• Podtytuł: Tragic Opera in One Act (Classic Reprint)
• Autor: Hugo Von Hofmannsthal
• Język: Angielski
• Oprawa: Miękka
• Liczba stron: 52
• EAN: 9781332225521
• ISBN: 9781332225521
• ID: 09828571
• Wydawca: Forgotten Books
• Waga: 82 g
• Wymiary: 229 × 152 × 3 mm
• Data wydania: 05. August 2015

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