Once Orestes, Pylades, and the Old Man have entered into the house, Electra—who is outside the palace gates to make sure that Aegisthus does not approach unobserved—urges the chorus to be silent so that they might hear Clytemnestra's cries coming from inside. Clytemnestra calls out first to Aegisthus to save her, but he is not at home. She then beseeches Orestes to pity her, his mother, and then she cries out in pain as she receives Orestes's first blow. Electra calls to her brother from outside to hit Clytemnestra again, which he does, killing her.