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Electra of Sophocles

Wase, Christopher (1625?-1690)

ELECTRA OF SOPHOCLES:

TO THE MOST EXCELLENT PRINCESSE THE LADY ELIZABETH, On my Friends Dedication of ELECTRA.

To my learned Friend on his apt choice and seasonable translation of ELECTRA in SOPHOCLES.

To his learned Friend on his ingenious choice and translation of Sophocle's Electra, Representing Allegorically these Times.

To my most intimate C. F. C. W. On his ELECTRA, Translated out of the Greek, and laid at the feet of her Highnesse the Lady ELIZABETH.

The Signification of the References.

A short extract of the History about the destruction of TROY.

The Historicall and Morall Plot of the Tragedy.

THE EPILOGUE: Shewing the Parallell in two Poems, THE RETURN, and THE RESTAURATION, Addressed to her Highnesse, the Lady ELIZABETH.

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The Persons of the Enterlude.

The Tutour and Foster.
Orestes, the Prince.
Electra, the Princesse Royall.
The Quirre of Maids of Honour dwelling neare the Palace.
Chrysotheame, the Sister of Electra.
Clytemnestra, the unnaturall Spouse of Agamemnon, who conspired against him.
Egist, the Paramour of Clytemnestra, and Conspiratour against the King.