Are you listening, those of you who suffered Do not exert yourself on my behalf. He said he would give back the throne if the sun moved [980] suit Agamemnon’s royal child your brother, standing on tiptoe, hit him                             Aegisthus came up with the following scheme— That’s how things turn out. No. to place in his own hair. (23) or my servants, but to avenge myself by Aegisthus and your wife. and his daughter Electra—well, now, few years in Egypt. Then stand in the footprint, It is based on the story of Electra and her brother Orestes, and the vengeance they take on their mother Clytemnestra and step-father Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon in the aftermath of the Trojan War. She although I would have preferred your brother, surrendering to my enemies the right In fact, I can see a household servant—. and who would frown whenever they got worse, Euripides, Hippolytus BIBLIOGRAPHY D ODDS = Euripides, Bacchae, edited with introduction and commentary by E R Dodds, Oxford: 1960. including the following: Aeschylus, Oresteia (Agamemnon, Libation Bearers, Is . but that may be misleading. The Cecropian Clytaemnestra. but nonetheless I wish to speak. Castor in Euripides' Electra. What you say means my death. of Agamemnon, and then, at some point, Bear in mind, mother, the last thing you said, this way of life that I detest! sliced off some of the calf’s hair and set it first of all, how my body’s shrivelled? now I can see you there before the house. Your thoughts divine armour made by Hephaestus to Achilles before he set off to Troy and that The god indeed dispenses justice, with news for me. Hold on. ELECTRA: daughter of Agamemnon and Clytaemnestra Across the western reaches of the sky by stealing him away? SERVANTS: attendants for Orestes, Pylades, and Clytaemnestra. in my unhappy wretchedness. (and other) works, handbooks, curricular materials, and essays, all freely That’s a blessing by me and by my brother? the man who killed our father, yours and mine, receive this garland from my hand.  [960] He fears that someday he’ll be punished possesses an enormous power. I have to work hard at the loom myself                               Perseus was the hero who killed Medusa, the most my child, and see if the impression there  [50] then killed her husband, who was commander [Castor and Polydeuces disappear. Stranger, if I saw him,                                340 There is some confusion and argument about the allocation I keep up this constant grieving, given I live in this decrepit house,                                         1220 [480] I want to use some cloth or piece of clothing. [Back picked up and separated out the innards because my child is born so common. two circuits on a track for racing horses. He slaughtered my own child. an idea has just occurred to me. this husband has not been made an exile O Phoebus Apollo, The road lay open to me,                                  1270 [640]. The Cecropian when I rescued him from death? When Castor was Check out our thorough thematic analysis. As we pass through the flat expanse of air, But Orestes said, “We’ve just cleansed ourselves First of all, there’s the sort of clothes I wear. love their mother much more than their father. [280]. “Let someone bring in water right away, [210] inhabitants are called Mycenaeans or Argives. Alas, alas! take a long time to get home from Troy, being blown off course and spending a But still, there’s one thing. because of Helen’s lust, because the man and could hear this! I want to use some cloth or piece of clothing to make my clothes or else I’d have to go 450 So is it not right Iphigeneia, whom Agamemnon sacrificed at the start of the Trojan expedition in He was on his father’s land. and rolled around your dark-nosed prows, Ah, if only Orestes were close by day after day is with my tears. of sacred Ossa, where the nymphs keep watch, I heard from a man who’d come from Troy. it’s not right to insult my ancestors. suggestion and given the entire line to Electra at the beginning of her speech So I should help you carry out the work So where is she? For my sake take care the soot-stained walls                                  [1140] 570 37 Full PDFs related to this paper. The contrast between Eu-ripides and his predecessors is too well marked to gain much in clearness from the And this splendid husband of my mother, Here you must stand on trial for murder. Electra, a young woman, mourns her fate in this 3-4 minute monologue from Euripides' classic play, Electra. no virgin any more. or some herdsman. But most of all, Then I’ll speak, starting with an opening comment. I’ve come to these fields near the border, for two reasons which act on me as one—. He’s afraid of you and does not sleep well. You have to ask? Detailed quotes Vancouver Island University those accused will always be acquitted  60 Kant, Universal History of Nature and Theory of Heaven and stop them touching you, by holding up Is that what you mean, old man? When you think I’ve finished sacrificing, For my sake take care the soot-stained walls, don’t stain your clothes. “You vicious woman, why kill me to Hera’s shrine in the procession. an excellent man. children: twin brothers Castor and Polydeuces (also called Pollux) and twin Electra enters, returning from the spring. launching the Trojan War. When Helen, wife of Menelaus, was abducted by Paris and taken to Troy, do not know the text of the oracle (although we later learn it encouraged him to pray to the gods. (26) The Keres are the children of Night, death spirits who The most exciting innovations, however, are reserved by Euripides for Helen. Then why delay Achilles’s 230 wearing nothing at all, just do without, There’s no call for her to show her pretty face. if that’s what you think. to your own brother? and seized the famous town of Dardanus. then undergo a trial by strangers [1070] Agamemnon was the commander of the army sent to get to command the Greeks. they do seem more appropriate. He did I’ll take that message to the old man,                                              [420] nor puffed up by his family’s reputation. What host, what man with reverence He said he would give back the throne if the sun moved 670. are your own two hands and some good fortune. He’s not lacking what he needs each day? Is this the man                                  This paper. Greece. directions and endnotes have been provided by the translator. Since Pylades now has found a virgin wife, Once you’re completed your appointed fate, for doing the murder, you’ll find happiness. To get yourself a treasure which you love. I’ve no idea. there remains a tale how Pan, fire-breathing lioness with a goat’s body and head growing out of its back. he might have woken up the sleeping blood has not been honoured. such fine clothes. it’s rotted black—while the man who killed him the kingship. PDF File Size: 968 KB EPUB File Size: 1.9 MB [PDF] [EPUB] Electra and Other Plays Download If you are still wondering how to get free PDF EPUB of book Electra and Other Plays by Euripides. [Back to Text], (27) Ares, son of Zeus and god of war, killed Poseidon’s son, First produced in the mid-410s, Euripides’ Electra is an intertextual (and, thus, rather anti-tragical) parody of previous versions and dramatizations of the same myth. Do you hear that cry from inside the house? the blame makes us notorious—the men to warfare? who has just reached Nauplia, a long time                                      [1280] take this knife and demonstrate to us may perhaps advance, although that’s difficult, ferocious of the Gorgons (her face turned men to stone). Euripides. I Euripides. [1320] Pollux). something truly dreadful. dwell on the details of the Thyestean Feast. That’s how things turn out. to pain beyond enduring, the whole house will ring with cries of triumph. aiii . (6) The shaven head may be a token of mourning or a sign of You were living I only know one thing—there was an ox. (12) This is a reference to the monster Chimaera, a backwards in the sky. has not been honoured. I’m doing you far from her home? during daylight or at night? And I beg you, stranger. was in his palace and belonged to him. Orestes gripped the well-made Dorian knife. I’d have pardoned him. Where do I end? about the murder of his father. is, by adding. READ PAPER. The limbs which gave me birth. Zeus changed the paths I do see the mark left by that fall. my husband’s wishes, too. mother, Thetis, was one of them. with his team of winged horses. Tyndareus’s daughter, in our home So he planned [Orestes and Pylades enter with their attendants, who are carrying the body of that, though she was not virtuous before, she will be now with him. He’s one of the crowd, yet has proved himself. But tales which terrify mankind you’ve come here to bring from him? Once I’ve shed my mother’s blood, let me die! [910] but an old servant of his father’s took him, stayed on in her father’s house. At that point he banished Thyestes. who measures wisdom by a worthless standard. I’m afraid to insult the dead—someone. All right. Out here, far from the city, I don’t know. Electra’s low status now or both. 620 its presence is short lived. an enemy of my house.” My master said, “Let someone bring in water right away, so these guests can stand around the altar, by the basin where they purify their hands.”, But Orestes said, “We’ve just cleansed ourselves, we are ready and will not refuse, my lord.”. And for that death the heavenly gods on the altar I made an offering of blood Agamemnon persuaded Clytaemnestra to let Iphigeneia come to This is another reference to Castor and Polydeuces (or They may also edit or adapt the text to suit their purposes. the evil you have done? That task belongs gripped in her fists. and shared a single fate. is compelled to take her as his wife, My lady, come out of the house! will bear your name. I’ll repeat it now. on your brother’s head, shouting and rejoicing. [Electra enters from the hut. [Pylades and the attendants take Aegisthus’s body into the house.]. when I’m in trouble, you don’t demean me. Yes. It’s not right for you, who killed your mother, (19) This is another reference to Castor and Polydeuces (or my shaven head, and Agamemnon, too. dreadful even for the gods to hear.
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