Overview
Character Name
Orestes
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Non-singer
Time & Place
Ancient Delphi, the Temple of Apollo, Ancient Athens, the Temple of Athena
Analysis
Orestes is the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra. He was commanded by Apollo to kill his mother in revenge after she killed his father. After Orestes fulfills this command in the previous play, Clytemnestra’s spirit sends the Furies after him in vengeance, out to drive him
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