• Overview
• Staging information
• Translations
• Sample translations
• Production history

Scene

This is a one-act play. The conversations between the Vagrant and the Girl are interspersed by monologues and songs by their alter egos Agamemnon and Electra. These monologues have the following titles:

• Agamemnon’s Story
• Electra’s Lament
• Agamemnon Remembers
• Electra Calls Out to a Nonexistent Orestes
• Electra’s Shame
• Agamemnon’s Sin
• Electra’s Anger
• Agamemnon’s Shame
• Revenge
• The Atreides
• Agamemnon’s Lament
• Agamemnon’s Song for a Lost Daughter
• Electra’s Last Song

Staging

The play is set in a nicely-furnished family home. The Girl wears a blood-stained dress. The Vagrant is dressed like a beggar.

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
1 male	2 males
1 female	2 females
2 (total)	4 (total)

Characters

• VAGRANT / AGAMEMNON
• GIRL / ELECTRA

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 13 October 2011.

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