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Iphigénie - Agamemnon - Électre
Iphigenia
We're in Aulis. Agamemnon, the king, Menelaus and the Greeks desire Helen. They desire Troy. There is no wind. Impossible to embark. Iphigenia must be sacrificed. Iphigenia, daughter of the king, daughter of Clytemnestra. Clytemnestra implores Agamemnon. Iphigenia decides to die. Iphigenia is dead. Iphigenia dies and the wind rises.
Agamemnon
We are in Argos. Clytemnestra, Agamemnon's wife, has Aegisthus for a lover. Ten years have passed. Agamemnon returns victorious. Agamemnon returns from Troy with Cassandra. A feast is being prepared. Clytemnestra and Aegisthe kill Agamemnon. Clytemnestra avenges the death of her daughter Iphigenia. Cassandra also dies. It's foggy.
Electra
We're on the outskirts of Argos. Electra and Orestes are brother and sister, children of Clytemnestra and Agamemnon. Orestes has been forced into exile. Electra has been married to a poor ploughman. Electra seeks revenge. Orestes returns. Electra and Orestes meet again. Orestes kills Egisthe. Electra and Orestes kill their mother, Clytemnestra. Electra is happy. Orestes is not. The wind picks up.