Meet the Cast
Orestes
Orestes is the son of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. As an infant, he was sent away from the palace after Aegisthus murdered Agamemnon and usurped the throne. Orestes grew up in another tow...
Zeus
For a king of the gods, the Zeus we meet in The Flies certainly spends a lot of time acting like a child. He wants everyone to be afraid of him. He prefers his servants miserable and repentant. He...
Electra
Electra, Revenge, and Bad FaithWhen we first meet Electra, the girl is a rebellious teenager. From her angry banter with Clytemnestra to her speech to the Argives at the Ceremony of the Dead, this...
King Aegisthus
Aegisthus is the current King of Argos, having murdered Agamemnon fifteen years earlier to usurp the throne (and the Queen). Like every other character in The Flies, Aegisthus acted in accordance w...