Iphigenia at Aulis.docx
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IphigeniaatAulis
410BC
IPHIGENIAATAULIS
byEuripidesCharactersinthePlayAgamemnonAttendant,anoldmanChorusofWomenofChalcisMenelausClytaemnestraIphigeniaAchillesMessengerThesea-coastatAulis.EnterAGAMEMNONandATTENDANT.
Agamemnon.
Oldman,comehitherandstandbeforemydwelling.
Attendant.
Icome;whatnewschemesnow,kingAgamemnon?
AGAMEMNON
Thoushalthear.
ATTENDANT
Iamalleagerness.'Tislittleenoughsleepoldageallowsmeandkeenlyitwatcheso'ermyeyes.
AGAMEMNON
Whatcanthatstarbe,steeringhiscourseyonder?
ATTENDANT
Sirius,stillshootingo'erthezenithonhiswaynearthePleiads'sevenfoldtrack.
AGAMEMNON
Thebirdsarestillatanyrateandtheseaiscalm;hushedarethewinds,andsilencebroodso'erthisnarrowfirth.
ATTENDANT
Thenwhyartthououtsidethytent,whysorestless,mylordAgamemnon?
AllisyetquiethereinAulis,thewatchonthewallsisnotyetastir.Letusgoin.
AGAMEMNON
Ienvythee,oldman,aye,andeverymanwholeadsalifesecure,unknownandunrenowned;butlittleIenvythoseinoffice.
ATTENDANT
Andyet'tisthereweplacethebe-allandend-allofexistence.
AGAMEMNON
Aye,butthatiswherethedangercomes;andambition,sweetthoughitseems,bringssorrowwithitsnearapproach.AtonetimetheunsatisfiedclaimsofHeavenupsetourlife,atanotherthenumerouspeevishfanciesofoursubjectsshatterit.
ATTENDANT
Ilikenotthesesentimentsinonewhoisachief.ItwasnottoenjoyallblessingsthatAtreusbegotthee,OAgamemnon;butthoumustneedsexperiencejoyandsorrowalike,mortalasthouart.E'enthoughthoulikeitnot,thisiswhatthegodsdecree;butthou,afterlettingthytaperspreaditslightabroad,writesttheletterwhichisstillinthyhandsandthenerasestthesamewordsagain,sealingandre-openingthescroll,thenflingingthetablettothegroundwithfloodsoftearsandleavingnothingundoneinthyaimlessbehaviourtostamptheemad.Whatisittroublesthee?
whatnewsisthereaffectingthee,myliege?
Come,sharewithmethystory;toaloyalandtrustyheartwiltthoubetellingit;forTyndareussentmethatdaytoformpartofthywife'sdowryandtowaituponthebridewithloyalty.
AGAMEMNON
Leda,thedaughterofThestius,hadthreechildren,maidens,Phoebe,Clytaemnestramywife,andHelen;thislastitwaswhohadforwooerstheforemostofthefavouredsonsofHellas;butterriblethreatsofspillinghisrival'sbloodwereutteredbyeachofthem,shouldhefailtowinthemaid.NowthematterfilledTyndareus,herfather,withperplexity;atlengththisthoughtoccurredtohim;thesuitorsshouldswearuntoeachotherandjoinrighthandsthereonandpourlibationswithburntsacrifice,bindingthemselvesbythiscurse,"WhoeverwinsthechildofTyndareusforwife,himwillweassist,incasearivaltakesherfromhishouseandgoeshisway,robbingherhusbandofhisrights;andwewillmarchagainstthatmaninarmedarrayandrazehiscitytotheground,Hellenenolessthanbarbarian."NowwhentheyhadoncepledgedtheirwordandoldTyndareuswithnosmallclevernesshadbeguiledthembyhisshrewddevice,heallowedhisdaughtertochoosefromamonghersuitorstheonetowardswhomthebreathoflovemightfondlywafther.HerchoicefellonMenelaus;wouldshehadnevertakenhim!
AnontherecametoLacedaemonfromPhrygia'sfolkthemanwho,legendsays,adjudgedthegoddesses'
dispute;inrobesofgorgeoushue,ablazewithgold,intruebarbaricpomp;andhe,findingMenelausgonefromhome,carriedHelenoffwithhimtohissteadingonIda,awillingparamour.
GoadedtofrenzyMenelausflewthroughHellas,invokingtheancientoathexactedbyTyndareusanddeclaringthedutyofhelpingtheinjuredhusband.WhereatthechivalryofHellas,brandishingtheirspearsanddonningtheirharness,camehithertothenarrowstraitsofAuliswitharmamentsofshipsandtroops,withmanyasteedandmanyacar,andtheychosemetocaptainthemallforthesakeofMenelaus,sinceIwashisbrother.Wouldthatsomeotherhadgainedthatdistinctioninsteadofme!
Butafterthearmywasgatheredandcometogether,westillremainedatAulisweather-bound;andCalchas,theseer,badeusinourperplexitysacrificemyownbegottenchildIphigeniatoArtemis,whosehomeisinthisland,declaringthatifweofferedher,weshouldsailandsackthePhrygians'capital,butifweforbore,thiswasnotforus.WhenIheardthis,IcommandedTalthybiuswithloudproclamationtodisbandthewholehost,asIcouldneverbeartoslaydaughterofmine.Whereuponmybrother,bringingeveryargumenttobear,persuadedmeatlasttofacethecrime;soIwroteinafoldedscrollandsenttomywife,biddingherdespatchourdaughtertomeonthepretenceofweddingAchilles,itthesametimemagnifyinghisexaltedrankandsayingthatherefusedtosailwiththeAchaeans,unlessabrideofourlineageshouldgotoPhthia.Yes,thiswastheinducementIofferedmywife,inventing,asIdid,ashammarriageforthemaiden.OfalltheAchaeanswealoneknowtherealtruth,Calchas,Odysseus,Menelausandmyself;butthatwhichIthendecidedwrongly,Inowrightlycountermandagaininthisscroll,whichthou,oldman,hastfoundmeopeningandresealingbeneaththeshadeofnight.UpnowandawaywiththismissivetoArgos,andIwilltelltheebywordofmouthallthatiswrittenherein,thecontentsofthefoldedscroll,forthouartloyaltomywifeandhouse.
ATTENDANT
Sayonandmakeitplain,thatwhatmytongueuttersmayaccordwithwhatthouhastwritten.
AGAMEMNON
"DaughterofLeda,inadditiontomyfirstletterInowsendtheewordnottodespatchthydaughtertoEuboea'sembosomedwing,tothetothewavelessbayofAulis;forafterallwewiltlelebrateourchild'sweddingatanothertime."ATTENDANT
AndhowwillAchilles,cheatedofhisbride,curbthefuryofhisindignationagainsttheeandthywife?
AGAMEMNON
Herealsoisadanger.
ATTENDANT
Tellmewhatthoumeanest.
AGAMEMNON
Itisbuthisname,nothimself,thatAchillesislending,knowingnothingofthemarriageorofmyschemingormyprofessedreadinesstobetrothmydaughtertohimforahusband'sembrace.
ATTENDANT
AdreadfulventurethinekingAgamemnon!
thouthat,bypromiseofthydaughter'shandtothesonofthegoddess,wertforbringingthemaidhithertobesacrificedfortheDanai.
AGAMEMNON
Woeisme!
ahwoe!
Iamutterlydistraught;bewildermentcomeso'erme.Awayhurrythysteps,yieldingnothingtooldage.
ATTENDANT
InhasteIgo,myliege.
AGAMEMNON
Sitnotdownbywoodlandfounts;scornthewitcheriesofsleep.
ATTENDANT
Hush!
AGAMEMNON
Andwhenthoupassestanyplacewhereroadsdiverge,castthineeyesallround,-takingheedthatnomule-wainpassbyonrollingwheels,bearingmydaughterhithertotheshipsoftheDanai,andthouseeitnot.
ATTENDANT
Itshallbeso.
AGAMEMNON
Startthenfromtheboltedgates,andifthoumeettheescort,startthembackagain,anddriveatfullspeedtotheabodesoftheCyclopes.
ATTENDANT
Buttellme,howshallmymessagefindcreditwiththywifeorchild?
AGAMEMNON
Preservethesealwhichthoubearestonthisscroll.Away!
alreadythedawnisgrowinggrey,lightingthelampofdayyonderandthefireofthesun'sfoursteeds;helpmeinmytrouble.
ExitATTENDANT.
Noneofmortalsisprosperousorhappytothelast,fornonewaseverborntoapainlesslife.
ExitAGAMEMNON.
EnterCHORUSOFWOMENOFCHALCIS.
CHORUS
Tothesandybeachofsea-coastAulisIcameafteravoyagethroughthetidesofEuripus,leavingChalcisonitsnarrowfirth,mycitywhichfeedeththewatersoffar-famedArethusanearthesea,thatImightbeholdthearmyoftheAchaeansandtheshipsrowedbythosegod-likeheroes;forourhusbandstellusthatfair-hairedMenelausandhigh-bornAgamemnonareleadingthemtoTroyonathousandshipsinquestoftheladyHelen,whomherdsmanPariscarriedofffromthebanksofreedyEurotas-hisguerdonfromAphrodite,whenthatqueenofCyprusenteredbeauty'slistswithHeraandPallasatthegushingfount.
Throughthegroveof-Artemis,richwithsacrifice,Ispedmycourse,theredblushmantlingonmycheeksfrommaidenmodesty,inmyeagernesstoseethesoldiers'camp,thetentsofthemail-cladDanai,andtheirgatheredsteeds.TwochieftainsthereIsawmettogetherincouncil;onewasAias,sonofOileus;theotherAias,sonofTelamon,crownofglorytothemenofSalamis;andIsawProtesilausandPalamedes,sprungfromthesonofPoseidon,sittingthereamusingthemselveswithintricatefiguresatdraughts;Diomedestooathisfavouritesportofhurlingquoits;andMeriones,theWar-god'sson,amarveltomankind,stoodathisside;likewiseIbeheldtheoffspringofLaertes,whocamefromhisislandhills,andwithhimNireus,handsomestofallAchaeans;Achillesnext,thatnimblerunner,swiftonhisfeetasthewind,whomThetisboreandChirontrained;himIsawuponthebeach,racinginfullarmouralongtheshingleandstrainingeverynervetobeatateamoffourhorses,ashespedroundthetrackonfoot;andEumelus,thegrandsonofPheres,theirdriver,wasshoutingwhenIsawhim.goadingonhisgoodlysteeds,withtheirbitsofchasedgoldwork;whereofthecentrepair,thatboretheyoke,haddappledcoatspickedoutwithwhite,whilethetrace-horses,ontheoutside,facingtheturning-postinthecourse,werebayswithspottedfetlocks.ClosebesidethemPeleus'sonleaptonhisway,inallhisharness,keepingabreasttherailbytheaxle-box.
NextIsoughtthecountlessfleet,awondertobehold,thatImightfillmygirlisheyeswithgazing,asweetdelight.'thewarlikeMyrmidonsfromPhthiaheldtherightwingwithfiftyswiftcruisers,uponwhosestern
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