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AGAMEMNON
Reading Check
1. Where is the play set?
2. Who is Agamemnon’s wife?
3. Who is Menelaus?
4. What is the name of Agamemnon’s son?
5. Why did Apollo curse Cassandra?
6. Whom does Cassandra warn of Agamemnon’s impending death?
7. Whose screams does the Chorus hear coming from inside the palace?
8. Who helps Clytemnestra kill Agamemnon?
Short Answer
Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.
1. What is the purpose of the beacon relays? What news do they bring to Argos?
2. Who is Iphigenia? Why did Agamemnon sacrifice her?
3. Why is Agamemnon initially reluctant to step on the red tapestries Clytemnestra lays out for him?
4. Who is Cassandra? What does Clytemnestra tell her to do?
5. Why does the Chorus call Aegisthus a coward?
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THE LIBATION BEARERS
Reading Check
1. Who accompanies Orestes on his return to Argos?
2.
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