Euripides V | Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Electra, pages 9-23

1. What happened to Agamemnon? What does the exposition tell us happened with Orestes and Electra?

2. What is Electra doing when she first enters the play? What does her farmer chide her for?

3. Why and with whom has Orestes returned to Argos? Where do we first find him in the play Electra?

4. Who tells Electra of the upcoming feast? Why does she refuse to go?

5. What does Electra do when she first sees Orestes?

6. What does Orestes say...
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