The Oresteia | 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 - Play 1, Part 1 (p. 111-124)

1. What is the Watchman's duty at the beginning of "The Agamemnon"?

2. What feelings does the Watchman have while on the roof in the beginning of the play?

3. Why did Agamemnon go to Troy?

4. How did Agamemnon make the winds blow so that they might sail to Troy before the events of the play?

5. What news does Clytemnestra bring the chorus in the beginning of "The Agamemnon"?

6. What is the continuing theme among the chorus...
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