First Chorus And there I saw the two Ajaxes sitting together: Oeleus son and the son of Telemon, the crown ofSalamisand Protisilaos and Palamides, whose father is Poseidons son. Why run away? As Iphigeneia approaches her, Agamemnon enters. Still, the girl came up close to him and said, Daddy, here I am, ready to do as you say. IPHIGENIA IN AULIS A monologue from the play by Euripides NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. Thats Sirius, my lord. Enter Second Chorus of men and women, Attendants of Klytaimestra, Second Chorus Indicating behind the curtains (Stage Left) 590. No, mother, let one of daddys servants accompany me to Artemis woods, the place where I shall be sacrificed. Iphigeneia She runs her fingers gently through her mothers hair. First, come, give your father a kiss. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License. Last Updated on July 14, 2022, by eNotes Editorial. Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides 4,589 ratings, 4.04 average rating, 210 reviews Open Preview Iphigenia in Aulis Quotes Showing 1-25 of 25 "He loves power. 1421. Look! Agamemnon I wish I could, my child! Indeed no! How. Attic tragedies were performed in Athens about the 5th century BC. The play is co-produced by the Court Theatre of Chicago, directed by Charles Newell, and translated by Nicholas Rudall. That! You know very well how humble you were during the days you wanted to be the leader of the Trojan expedition. Old Man Because Menelaos took it away from me, my lady. What did you say? How can you prove that you and I have the same father? He was the one responsible for that job. The lustral water, the barley, everything is ready for the holy flame. Achilles Me, too! Listen! Agamemnon He lives in Phthia, by the river Apidanus. With what face shall I receive hers? 1040. i. Trans. Agamemnon That will be his decision. You, too, my lord are a mortal and, whether you like it or not, this is how the gods want it: mortals must taste the good along with the bad. Klytaimestra I hear you, I hear you! Menelaos Brother, give me your right arm! 1031. Let them all see which one should be sacrificed. Klytaimestra And kept his promise by bringing her here, to you, all the way from Argos! Klytaimestra What about the wedding feast after the ceremony? Do you hear them, Helen? To the lowly and weak mortals, the fortunate always appear like gods. As for the other sort, the bad ones, they are everywhere! Obedient child. I wrote a letter to my wife, Klytaimestra. We took Iphigeneia to the forest of Zeus daughter, Artemis. 583. Moderate. Go! What does my life have to do with the marriage of Paris and Helen father? What about your own soldiers, Achilles, what about your Myrmidons? A safe return? Thats what Im afraid of! Klytaimestra I am not so insensitive, Agamemnon. Agamemnon to trick Iphigenia into coming to Aulis. I wont let anyone take your life even though it would be against your wish. Come, then, Lord Agamemnon, make a start on the celebrations. Second Chorus They are the offspring of a great and most fortunate family. Accept the pure blood from this girls lovely neck! I was not going to slaughter my own daughter, old man! She takes the baby Orestes from Iphigeneias hands. It was upon the forests of Trojan Ida, its woods covered thickly by the shroud of snow where King Priam once abandoned his child boy, Paris. Spare my young life, father. Chorus That is, if what they say about you being Ledas daughter is true. Exit Agamemnon. Agamemnon And still something is holding back the expedition. In the beginning of the play, Agamemnon . Old Man Menelaos! It is our custom to bury sacrificial offerings. Come out! Which one will it be? Should you not be expecting a poisonous welcome since youre departing like a snake? Here, friends, take this baby to his father, Agamemnon. See what troubles the gods have thrown at me, the poor wretch? First Chorus I sped through Artemis woods, a place rich with sacrifices, my youthful shyness blushing my cheeks, anxious to see the armys might, the tents of the Greeks and their countless horses. Then Calchas, the priest, took out a sharp sword out of its sheath and placed it in a basket made of gold. Achilles First, let us try and bring her father back to his senses. No, you look after everything outside the household and I shall take care of things within it! What a sweet joy! Agamemnon Little girls should not be bothered with such things. Menelaos No, youre not! So now, go on, take them all, take all these lunatics, all these soldiers and lead them on to the expedition. 'Iphigenia' is the great achievement of Michael Cacoyannis. Achilles! One of his servants go and tell him that Achilles, Peleas son is here, waiting for him, at the entrance of his tent! Are you still sleeping my baby? I swear by my mother, the goddess Thetis, that I shall fight the Greeks to save you! She runs her hand over his chin, over his right hand. Stay here with us, with all your children! She is the daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra . What a shocking thing that would be! People will talk about how Ive saved Greece. All the women are frightened and turn towards it. First Chorus Moored next to them was an equal number of Argive ships, headed by two chiefs, Euryalus, the son of Mecisteus, who was raised by his grandfather, Talaus and Sthenelus, Capaneus son. Now go inside, my good man and everything will happen according to the will of Fate. As the play opens, Iphigenia introduces herself. CLYTEMNESTRA Now hear me, for my thoughts will I unfold In no obscure and coloured mode of speech. Who is this exquisite looking woman I see here? Let our friends here see how happy you make me. Happy to be at your sisters wedding. Go! Another, Pallas, was proud of her war spear and the third, Hera, proud of the fact that she shared her bed with Lord Zeus. The whole of Greece is gathered here and they all want one thing: to go to the famous city of Troy and tear down her towers. Come, my lord, lets go back inside! Klytaimestra Was he picked by the army to do this or is this his own private doing? 402. line to jump to another position: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 United States License, Pleiades ancient places geospacial dataset for this text, http://data.perseus.org/citations/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-eng1:1374-1401, http://data.perseus.org/texts/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-eng1, http://data.perseus.org/texts/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018, http://data.perseus.org/catalog/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0006.tlg018.perseus-eng1. I know hes around here somewhere. What was the point of bringing us up here for a marriage that. Klytaimestra Ahhh! Then Talthybius stood up amongst them all and told them to be silent. Im angry because King Agamemnon has insulted me so gravely. The Theme of Heroism Achilles is often regarded as a great and mighty hero in Greek. This is the first English edition with commentary of the play since 1891. How can I endure your death? Agamemnon Alone, darling. Then you scratch away the seal and then you throw its pine frame onto the ground and then you begin to cry profusely! I ask only for a modest share of Aphrodites love; let it be not excessive! A black Fate for all three of us! Most treacherously wronged by your closest friends. Old Man So, my lord, why on earth are you wandering about out here, then? 180. A real miracle! Old Man No, madam! And then am I mad if I had changed my mind about something which I later realised I was wrong? Dent & Sons, 1920. I see. IPHIGENIA (Daughter of Agamemnon and Klytaimestra) ACHILLES (Chief of the Myrmidons, an army) FIRST MESSENGER SECOND MESSENGER FIRST CHORUS (Of women from Chalkis) SECOND CHORUS (Men and women of Argos, attendants to Klytaimestra and Iphigeneia) THE BABY ORESTES (Silent) GUARDS (Silent) VARIOUS OTHER ATTENDANTS (Silent) Please, in the name of Pelops and of Atreas, who is your father, I beg you! The gods deserted you and they wouldnt give you a favourable wind for our sails. Chorus Alas! I know about your plans. Related Characters: The Old Man (speaker), Agamemnon , Clytemnestra Related Themes: Youre the one, after all, who, even though the gods have helped you rid yourself of a bad wife, there you are, still intent on getting her back! Klytaimestra No, what hes done to you will cost him a great deal of trouble! 280. Looking over the baby. It seems that the generals do as they please with me. You have betrayed your own brother! First Chorus What an awful thing it is for brothers whose views differ to come to insults! The goddess son. Cassandra who shakes loose her golden hair beneath the green garland of laurel whenever the god grips her with his prophetic gasp. IPHIGENIA: Had I, my father, the persuasive voice Of Orpheus, and his skill to charm the rocks To follow me, and soothe whome'er I please With winning words, I would make trial of it; But I have nothing to present thee now Save tears, my only eloquence; and those I can present thee. Believe me, I wont be exaggerating. Why are we wasting our time around here? I want neither to overwhelm you by its excess nor insult you by its timidity. Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Iphigeneia Whats wrong, daddy? Help us because our plight needs your help. My friend, neither kill nor be killed because of me. Ah, yes! Klytaimestra Yes, quite right, too! In it I spoke of Achilles high rank, his bravery, his honour and told her that the man refused to sail with us unless one of our daughters became his wife and went to live at his house, in Phthia. . Achilles The whole army is calling out for. Agamemnon It will take place after I make the sacrifice. I shall think of nothing else but you from now on. Agamemnon You, too, Iphigeneia, you also have a journey to make. I am too ashamed to tell you this pitiful story of mine. 100. Old Man Your very reprimand shows the extent of my virtue! Tears of pity came into my eyes just now, when I saw your own tears roll from yours. Agamemnon Nods, then looks around him. Im shaking with fear. Iphigeneia is crying. Arent you ashamed of yourself? The sacrifice of Iphigenia would be covered by Euripides in 'Iphigenia at Aulis' and in this version Agamemnon has second thoughts. Klytaimestra But tell me, good servant, where did you hear all this? Ive also missed you! Menelaos Listen to me, Agamemnon! I dont understand, father. 700. Tell me what it is you want, now. Klytaimestra The whole of the Greek army? I would have given it to serve the greater good of our soldiers. 80. No tomb, no tombstone! Let that act be what Ill be remembered by. Where inGreecedoes he live? The play provides some backstory to the more well-known classical tales of the Trojan War. Klytaimestra But why didnt you deliver that message to me, if it was in your hand? Chorus You, evil Helen! Figure 2.1: A possible sacrifice (Iphigenia or Polyxena). Agamemnon Holy Fate and Fortune! 570. Leaders are but slaves to the common folk. In his frenzy, he rushed about the whole ofGreece, calling upon everyone to remember Tyndareus solemn oath and to help him, since he was the wronged husband. Old man, come out here! Only the two choruses are now present. Difficult. She reminds him of how they used to plan her future and tells him how much she wants to live. She goes to the door of the tent and opens it so that the servant may hear her. 990. Do you not care about me any more? Euripides seemed to like this approach to duty, as the character who ends up with the ultimate compliment in the end-being whisked away by a goddess-portrays these ideals perfectly. Agamemnon Wife, we should consider ourselves very much blessed. Old Man Psssst! Where is the leader of the Greek army? This is the very same sky that heard your words then and the words you chose to write afterwards, reversing your message to your wife, telling her this time, in words to the effect that Ill no longer be my daughters murderer! 360. Klytaimestra You? Volume II. 620. 610. Come, tell me, share your story with me. For a slave you have just too much to say! But listen to me, Iphigeneia. Hes gone out a while ago and Iphigeneia, in the meantime, has heard how her father is planning to kill her. Paristook it and carried her off back to his own home, in Ida, a place where the cows graze in luxurious pastures. Give her your arms and bring her down safely. London: J.M. But now? Poor, poor child! Klytaimestra Thats not what the laws of the custom say. It is what a mother must do! The Plays of Euripides, translated by E. P. Coleridge. First Chorus We have left behind our land, Chalkis, a land washed by the salty waters of glorious Arethousa and weve travelled through the narrow straights of Euripus to come here, toAulis, to this sandy peninsula. Protect us in our terrible misfortune. Whats going on? some of them ask. Old Man Yes, dear lady! Then Achilles, Peleas son, took the golden basket and the holy water in his hands and ran around the goddess altar, chanting. Where has the strength of the face of Modesty or of Virtue gone? (A father's conduct here I blame), A joyless victim bred; When o'er the strand of Aulis, in the pride. And you, foreign ladies, say nothing about this. And Im very pleased to see you, too! Look here, father! Horrible Fate, what a dreadful yoke youve locked me into! After all, what is it exactly that I want? Hes coming this way now. Clytemnestra It is the goddess' son you see, child, for whom you came here. Agamemnon A thought just occurred to me, a thought which might frighten you, Menelaos! If I try to stop them they will kill us all. A terrible love." Euripides, Iphigenia in Aulis tags: euripides , greek-tragedy , iphigenia-at-aulis , power , power-hungry 11 likes Like 1350. Pleasure, my old friend, is a dubious thing, an unstable thing; and as for all the trappings of office, all the power that goes with it, sure they might look sweet from the distance but once you get them, they become unbearable pains! I shall do as you say. ancient Greek wedding ritual, Iphigenia comes to Aulis accompanied by her mother and brother. Ask me, what is it? Agamemnon Asopus, the river god, had a daughter,Aegina. 1300. Iphigenia calling into the tent. The suitors should all swear a solemn oath, by giving their right hand and by making sacred sacrifices, that each and every one of them would defend the man who won Helens hand in marriage, no matter who that would be and to come to his aid in case someone stole her from their home and thus deprived that man of his legal conjugal bed. Achilles They want to stone me to death, Klytaimestra! Thats true, Ive changed and Ive changed because I love you, brother. 910. Youll be back inArgos, taking care of our other daughters. Iphegenia at Aulis) was left unfinished at Euripides' death in 406 BCE, and so the beginning and the ending especially are mutilated and choppy.Completed by someone else, it along with The Bacchae and the lost Alcmaeon formed a trio produced in Athens which won Euripides a fifth albeit posthumous first prize.. Agamemnon recounts the recent history of Helen's suitors . Pronunciation of iphigenia in aulis with 1 audio pronunciations. Klytaimestra Thats what a mob is like! Happy noises of incoming royal procession, including horses and chariot are heard within, Stage Left. Klytaimestra Darling, no! Klytaimestra And you will abandon your mother like this? What a price to pay for the sake of saving a slut! Prepare my sacrifice. Remember, father? Klytaimestra Is it your wish to kill our child? This is a happy day for Iphigeneia! Me, Leda's daughter, hapless dame, First blooming offspring of her bed. Iphigenia is told that she must prepare for her new life, and that she will be quite alone, far from her parents and home (666, 669). Achilles The whole army wants her your daughter- killed! Our daughters marriage is my concern! Agamemnon What you must do is not leave your other daughters alone, back at the house. Intelligence, brother, can turn any man into a head of State. Ah, but the common folk have it easy. We are doomed now! Chorus He is the Trojan Ganymede, the loving delight of Zeus bed! Whether I do it or I dont, the consequences for me will be the same. Klytaimestra What I should be doing as a mother- is to be the one who gives Iphigeneia, my daughter, away to her groom. Chorus Hell be able to confirm the messengers words. Everyone called Idean because of the Trojan city Idean. Pause. Klytaimestra I am Klytaimestra, Ledas daughter and Agamemnons wife. What is it that I need to hear alone, out here? She leans before him and embraces his knees. First Chorus Atreas son, Menelaos, brought with him fromMycenae, the city built by the Cyclopes, one hundred ships and all the sailors to man them. Iphigeneia Yes, mother, please let me run to him before you do. 1010. First Chorus I, too, feel pity for you if it is at all proper for a foreigner to feel pity for the plight of kings. Iphigeneia Will I go on my own or with mother? Iphigeneia Shall we set up choruses around it, daddy? I offer my body to my country and to the rest of Greece, willingly. On the stern of his ships was an emblem portraying the riverAlpheus, his neighbour, who, on that emblem was given four feet and made to look like a bull. Listen to Books & Original Audio Performances : Book Depository Books With Free Delivery Worldwide: Box Office Mojo Find Movie Box Office Data: ComiXology Whether they treat me well or appallingly makes no difference to them. Give thanks to the goddess Hope! Klytaimestra My question is nothing but reasonable. Chorus Let Agamemnon place a crown upon the head of Greece and let him be crowned in turn! Old Man Both of you have pitiable fates, my lady! Iphigenia in Aulis or Iphigenia at Aulis (Ancient Greek: , romanized: phigneia en Auldi; variously translated, including the Latin Iphigenia in Aulide) is the last of the extant works by the playwright Euripides. This way, I hope, my pain will be lessened a little. Agamemnon I know well about pity I know well who deserves it and who does not and I -I love my children! Chorus Friends, let us sing our prayer to Artemis! The second, Iphigenia at Aulis, so vastly different as to highlight the playwright's Protean invention, centres on the ultimate dysfunctional family, that of Agamemnon, as natural emotion is. Hes gone mad only so far as your daughter and you are concerned. A dreadful sickness! You have declared the girl to be the bride of a goddess son, yet you bring her here to be a sacrificial offering for the benefit of the Greeks! After that, Paris, the man who, according to the legend, judged the three goddesses, Hera, Aphrodite and Athena, for their beauty, arrived atSparta. 1260. Agamemnon Pleasure! Chorus How the dance-loving lyre and the enchanting notes of the reedy flute brought the fair haired Muses up from their home, the Pierian Springs, to the top of Mount Pelios! iphigenia in aulis monologue mother listen to meemerald sea vessel mcdermott. Believe me, madam: Agamemnon will not slaughter her! Agamemnon Curse Calchas and his whole horde of glory-loving prophets! Agamemnon Odysseus has a shifty mind and hes a rabble-rouser. There is no need! Chorus Then the Greeks shall tie a garland around your fair hair and stain your human throat with your own blood. Come out here and bring your little brother, Orestes with you. Come, friends, sing with me in praise of the goddess whose temple faces Chalkis, the place where the spears of war are waiting for me in anger! Accept this sacrifice which we, the Greek army and Agamemnon, offer to you! Klytaimestra Really? Come, go into my tent now. And I? Reg. Achilles Weighty words, old man! Helen fell in love with him and he fell in love with Helen. Euripides died before completing this late masterpiece and it was prepared for its enthusiastically received first performance by his son or nephew. Achilles No, my lady, dont call your daughter out to see me. Iphigeneia Youll come right back after youre done withTroy, wont you? That will be very easy to accomplish. Ah, but this impudence of yours will miss its mark! Now the strength rests with Irreverence and Virtue is now scorned by the mortals. Your own father has slaughtered you with his own hand! 970. Help my girl. She will be begging me, my sweet young girl! Well, old man, Menelaos was outraged by this! 720. Klytaimestra But who on earth would dare touch you, Achilles? Download Pleiades ancient places geospacial dataset for this text. Klytaimestra Achilles, son of the Nereid! Is it marriage? Klytaimestra Yes! To let this man succeed in this deed, to let him use my name as his bloody sword, would be to make me the worst of all the Greeks a worthless man, one more cowardly than Menelaos, as if I were not the son of Peleas but that of some evil demon. Iphigenia and Clytemnestra come to Aulis, and are received with acclamations by the Greeks. Old Man The priest, my lady. I beg you, father! Open Document. 660. Gone! Klytaimestra Go ahead then, speak. Iphigeneia Dont leave home, daddy. Such good wives are rare, Agamemnon! Then seiz'd and sever'd me from those I lov'd, And wrench'd with iron grasp the beauteous bands. Dance, girls, dance around Artemis altar! I will not have you crying! I must go. 1090. And if I tried to run off toArgos, the whole lot of them will come over and destroy the place, raze the whole city to the ground, Cyclopean walls and all! Under no circumstances should any of this work be used as part of a collage, which includes the work of other writers or translators. Tell me! Sadly, softly so that she wont hear him. Chorus What joyful news that messenger has brought you, my lady! And how did you respond to that? Shhhh listen to me! From now on I will live there in that other world. Ive changed my mind, brother. Indicating the skyLook up there! And you, dear wife, daughter of Leda, I ask forgiveness from you, too, for all my tears. This is something I wont tolerate. But they cant, my darling daughter. The Old Man is angry and tries to take the letter back from him. Such is "Iphigenia" (1977), by Greek director Mikhali (Michael) Cacoyannis, based on Euripedes' tragedy, "Iphigenia in Aulis." "Iphigenia" relates the story of an incident that took place just prior to the Trojan War. What can I possibly say now? Youve forgotten them and so, now, you want to kill me. Chorus Go, young girl! Word Count: 1230. I Im not so sure. I was a very good house keeper for you. Out of my senses! You became a nobody. Iphigenia in Aulis is an Attic, or Greek, tragedy composed by Euripides (circa 480-406 BCE). Klytaimestra But why? No, youve brought me to life so that the whole of Greece may rejoice! Run! Agamemnon Can you not see him standing in the midst of all the Greeks, telling them all about Calchas prophesies and all about how Ive promised to sacrifice my daughter to Artemis but then went back on my word? He embraces and then steps back to look at her sadly. And tell me another thing, Agamemnon: when you return home, when you come back to Argos, will you have the gall to put your arms around any of your children? How could I? Among these the problem of the prologue is as clear-cut as it is controversial.2 It may be summarized as follows: (I) Our text opens abruptly with an anapaestic dialogue between Agamem-non and the Retainer (1-48), instead of the usual monologue in trimeters. How I pity you! Some of you stand by at the front of the horses to quieten them. Theyd love to go precisely because they are mad. CLYTEMNESTRA: Now hear me, for my thoughts will I unfold In no obscure and coloured mode of speech. Dont force me to become evil! First Chorus Different words now but better. To stop me from coming here or to urge me to do so? Chorus There they will arrive with their war-whetted spears and shields to wrest Helen from Priams city and bring her back toGreece. Be a leader! Here comes the king himself, my lady. Mother, wholl come with me when theyll come and drag me by my hair? Achilles Ah! During those days you shook the hand of everyone you came across and, whether they wanted it or not, your doors were always wide open and ready to receive everyone. Thats Achilles, my darling. And thats why the whole ofGreecerose up in arms with great fervour. How can I insult all those countless brave warriors and their shields, all those myriads of men, clasping hard at the oars men with courage enough to attack our enemy and die for our country, to clear her name? First Chorus This is the naval force I saw with my own eyes and about which I had heard earlier. Klytaimestra She stretches her right hand 830. Whatever do you mean? Record the pronunciation of this word in your own voice and play it to listen to how you have pronounced it. Which one will not wonder if it will be the next one you take to the slaughter? 900. Dont look at me for that, I cant give you one! My father, my own father has left me! Enter a Perseus citation to go to another section or work. Copyright 2000-2023 A. S. Kline, All Rights Reserved. 20. I would have given it if the Greeks couldnt get to Troy without my doing so. I was beaten by all the noise. Clytemnestra hears that Achilles is faithless, whereupon she at once urges Iphigenia to leave Aulis and return home. She was the Queen of the gods. Thus, like a significant number of Euripidean lyrics,' the third stasimon of the Iphigenia in Aulis stands out in contrast to the dramatic By the gods, Agamemnon! Mahathma Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital > Blog Classic > Uncategorized > iphigenia in aulis monologue mother listen to me. She had vanished, my lady! Yes, you, daughter of the long-necked swan! Introduction. Next to these were the Athenian ships -sixty of them, and these were captained by Theseus son. Agamemnon Thank you, friend. This might turn out to be a blessing for us -. Whether I want to do so or not, I must obey Hellas. Klytaimestra Stop your shouting. Too glad to commit the girl to the goddess. Achilles First, plead with him. The thought that you would no longer lead our thousand ships against Priam, that you would no longer conquer his city with our soldiers all that filled you with utter distress and dismay! You will say that youve killed our daughter so that Menelaos, your brother, can get back his Helen! You will kill the one whos loved by all so as to save the one whos hated by all! She has flown away to the Heavens! Your father, my lord, Atreas, didnt bring you into this world so that you may taste only its pleasures, my lord. That way, not only will I not lose a friend but the army will also not be angry with me when it sees that Ive used my brains rather than my brawn. Agamemnon saw his child on her way to her slaughter and immediately groaned with horrible pain. It will be a long time before I return from Troy, a long time before I greet you again. Master! 1560. This is very dangerous indeed, my lord! It was there, at that meadow that Pallas Athena and Aphrodite, whose heart was full of cunning, came with Hera and Hermes, Zeus messenger. You have been wronged, madam. 821. He walks slowly about the stage for a moment, anxiously searching the starry sky. Old Man Dying for my master will be a glorious thing. I can see that youre angry at your husband but I think youre wrong about that. I just heard your voice from inside and came out to greet you. Agamemnon Zeus himself gave her to him. We use cookies for social media and essential site functions. On thy knees I hang, A suppliant wreath, this body, which she bore line to jump to another position: The Annenberg CPB/Project provided support for entering this text. You saw the endless ships. Klytaimestra Elected to commit a murder! Which of your children will dare even look at you? Would you like her to plead at your knees? Can you not see these men in full armour? For use by any theatrical, educational or cinematic organisation, however, including a non-commercial one, permission must be sought. Let me hug him tightly against my breast before you do! Husband, I know the prospective grooms name but I know little about his family or his country. For a mere woman? They say that Zeus had transformed himself into a bird and then slept with your mother. I also feel ashamed Iturns towards the tent. My baby boy, Orestes, will also be there and he, too, will cry. First Chorus Helen was given as a gift toParis, by Aphrodite, one day when, near the cool springs, she won the beauty contest from her rivals, Hera and Palas Athena. You, girls! Listen, mother; hear what thoughts have passed across my mind. Old Man The army is heading to Troy, my lady. You used to ask me, I wonder, my darling, will I get to see you married one day, married and settled happily in your husbands home, your life ever blossoming, making me proud of you? And Id touch your chin, my father, hang from your beard, father, like Im doing now and say, and what about you, father, will I get to see you, father, an old man, visiting me at my house, ready for me to repay you for your hard work in raising me?, No, you dont remember these words, father. Where is the army going? I, the destroyer of Priams city and its people! Klytaimestra Falls down and clasps Achilles knees. Perhaps were both being deceived. The whole thing is a game played by the heavens! 1500. We are in front of Agamemnons lavish tent which has two entrances, one of which is the larger and used only by Agamemnon and his family. PDF Cite Share. Are you here to add to the mountain of dread I have to endure already? I take your kind welcome and gracious words as signs of a good omen.
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