Parodos (Kommos) (166-212) -- news of a festival

First Episode (213-431) -- Electra, Orestes, Farmer -- Orestes’ lies; hospitality

First Stasimon (432-485) -- sailing to Troy; Achilles, Gorgon

Second Episode (486-697) -- Old Servant, Electra, Orestes -- recognition, plans

Second Stasimon (698-746) -- the golden lamb, Thyestes seduction of Atreus’ wife

Third Episode (747-987) -- Electra, chorus, messenger, Orestes

• Messenger speech -- Aegisthus is fleshed out
• Return of the "heroes"

Brief choral section (takes place of a stasimon) (988-996)

Clytemnestra scene (998-1146) Electra, Clytemnestra -- a mother’s remorse

Choral strophes (1147-1171) death of Agamemnon; death cries of Clytemnestra

Exodos (1172-1359) Electra, Orestes, Dioscuri

• kommos (1177-1237)
• Dioscuri scene -- dispensations (1237-1359)