Genre
The play
Language
Greek
Setting and Context
The actions take place in Aulis, Ancient Greece.
Narrator and Point of View
Point of view is that of Iphigenia, Agamemnon, and Menelaus.
Tone and Mood
The mood is dramatic and tragic, and the tone is serious.
Protagonist and Antagonist
Iphigenia ia the protagonist, and Agamemnon appears as the antagonist.
Major Conflict
The major conflict of the play is of true purpose of the human life.
Climax
The climax appears when Iphigenia is walked to the alter.
Foreshadowing
The introductory scene, in which Agamemnon talks to his servant, foreshadows that a dreadful event will take place soon.
Understatement
The fraught relationships between Agamemnon and Clytemnestra, as between a husband and a wife, are understated.
Allusions
The play alludes to the Trojan war.
Imagery
Images of the rebelling army are depicted in the play.
Paradox
N/A
Parallelism
Iphigenia’s inner struggle for her own life and for her true destination is shown in a parallel fashion.
Personification
“Already the dawn is growing grey, lighting the lamp of day yonder and the fire of the sun's four steeds.”
Use of Dramatic Devices
The Chorus of Women is presented in the play.
