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If all of the elements of this lesson plan are employed, students will develop the following powers, skills, and understanding:
Students will learn the significance of the tale of Electra and the House of Atreus.
Students will study the form in which Greek tragedies are presented.
Students will examine the role that women were expected to play in Ancient Greek society and how Sophocles subverts those expectations.
Students will explore the morality of vengeance and feuds.
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The Question and Answer section for Electra by Sophocles is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Sophocles entered his first competition in 468 BC. He was around thirty years old.
Which section of the text does this question pertain to?
Check out GradeSaver's summary. It will give you the cicumstances of the play in the first two paragraphs.
http://www.gradesaver.com/electra-by-sophocles/study-guide/short-summary/
