‘The Libation Bearers’ follows the return of Orestes to the house of Atreus in his mission to avenge the murder of his father and therefore punish his mother Clytemnestra. The large majority of the play was a frustrating read, given more than half was Orestes and Electra saying they desire revenge and praying for their success, and then the sexual double standard and irony in their desire to avenge Agamemnon but not care remotely that Agamemnon was only murdered by Clytemnestra because he killed their sister and his daughter… In addition to this, the chorus of slave women who were taken in the destruction of Trot at the hands of Agamemnon all desired to see his murder avenged, which is quite some classical Stockholm Syndrome. This difference in standards was infuriating and there were a fair few unlikely conveniences in the play such as Electra seeing a hair somehow in the soil, and then immediately recognising it as her brothers. The scene where Clytemnestra faces Orestes however was so powerful and heart wrenching, it was brilliantly written and translated and can imagine how powerful and captivating it would be on stage. 

Though my goodness I cannot wait for Orestes to be torn apart by Furies that little bitch.