The scene is about earlier than the palace of Agamem-
non at Mycenae. Orestes, Pylades, and Orestes’
servant, his elderly tutor, input. The servant
factors out Mycenae and its landmarks to
Orestes and urges the 2 younger men to form
a plan. Orestes remembers that Apollo’s oracles
commanded him to perform his vengeance
by stealth. The servant is to visit the palace,
pretending to be a Phocian stranger, and document
that Orestes is lifeless; meanwhile, Orestes and
Pylades will make services at Agamemnon’s
tomb. Electra is heard from within, crying
out in misery, but they determine to perform
their tasks in place of ready to pay attention to her.
All 3 exit. Electra enters from the palace.
She laments the murder of her father and her
solitude. The Chorus enters
