agamemenon 's review for:

An Oresteia: Agamemnon by Aiskhylos, Elektra by Sophokles, Orestes by Euripides by Euripides, Aeschylus, Sophocles

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This combination of plays creates such an interesting take on the original trilogy that I almost think is more compelling. Carson does a wonderful job (as always) to blend the language of the text seamlessly with both English and the 3 tragedians writing styles. 

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Content Warnings

All dying/violence is done off the stage which does mean it has to be described, but I think it is done in a literary poetic way that might not come off as very graphic; but reader discretion is advised