As the superimposed Greek title shows, the subject of the play is an old Greek myth presented in modem dress. And the trilogy, with its division into parts, acts and scenes, and the presence of a confidant and a chorus, looks like a transfer of Aeschylus's Oresteia. But, what is more important still, the substance of Mourning Becomes Electra is essentially tragic and meets all the requirements formulated by Aristotle in his Poetics.
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