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Elektra by Sophocles

ju1ieta's review against another edition

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4.0

elektra wasn’t as insane as i thought she would be :(

eliathereader's review against another edition

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3.0

Zincire Vurulmuş Prometheus'dan sonra oldukça sönük gelse de sırf bu zamana dek kalmış olması eseri edebiyat dünyasında oldukça önemli bir yere getiriyor.

rell_'s review

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challenging emotional fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

_khadi22's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bellamarie's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced

3.75

ichirofakename's review against another edition

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1.0

Ridiculous.

Possibly of interest to Pound freaks.

nazgungen's review

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4.0

4.5

woow, çok iyiydi. inanılmaz acımasız bir hikaye okuduk ve yer yer rahatsız edici derecede vahşilikler vardı, ancak gerçekten okuması çok keyifliydi. elektra'yı ve azmini çok sevdim ve babasının öcünü almak istemesini anlıyorum, ama aynı hassasiyeti ablasına göstermiyor olması tuhafıma gitti. nihayetinde annesinin agammemnon'u öldürmesinin asıl nedeni adamın kızını tanrılara kurban etmiş olması. ana yüreği, bunun cezasını çekmiş olsun istemesi ve böyle bir öç alma planlaması bence çok normal. dolayısıyla annesinin de haklı olduğu yanlar var bana kalırsa, gerçi çok hassas bir ana yüreğine sahipse elektra'yı anlayıp onu geri kazanmayı deneyebilirdi. ayrıca oğlu orestes'i ölü istemesi de kendisinin ideal vicdanlı anne olmadığını kanıtlıyor gibi... bu antik dönemlerde insanlar cidden bu kadar problemli miydi ya, neden sürekli birbirinizi öldürüyorsunuz :((( 2500 sene önce yazılmış oyunu aile terapisine çevirmen mantıklı değil naz, anakronik davranmayı bırakıp dönemsel şartlar çerçevesinde değerlendir bu hikayeyi...

sophokles'ten okuduğum ilk oyundu elektra, mümkün olan yakın zamanda diğer oyunlarını da okumayı planlıyorum.

roxanamalinachirila's review against another edition

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5.0

I enjoyed "Elektra" a lot more than I thought I would - and it's definitely because of the translation, introduction and notes by Robert Bagg.

The story in itself is... frankly, a lot simpler than I'd have thought. Elektra is the daughter of Klytemnestra and Agamemnon. As Greek audiences would have known, Agamemnon had been the leader of the Greek army in the Trojan War. Returning home victorious, he was murdered by his wife, Klytemnestra and her lover (the urge to call her "Klytty" just so I don't have to spell her whole name is incredible).

Many years after the fact, Elektra is still not over it. She's growing up in her mother's home treated like a slave (or so she says) and hoping that one day her little brother Orestes will be back to enact revenge. She's openly hostile to her mother and her new husband, spewing bile all the time and invoking the gods to deliver "justice".

Orestes finally returns; there's a ploy to persuade everyone that he died during a chariot race in which he was proving his worth.

The play is filled with foreboding; none of the characters are particularly sympathetic. There's a sense of "it needs to get done", and the triumph feels hollow. You can't help but remember that, in avenging the death of their father, they are now guilty of murdering their mother.

molaviola's review against another edition

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3.0

Well a classic drama. You get what you expect...

agne_sab's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75