The Trojan Women

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. crown Hellas by slaying her as she deserves, and establish this law for all other women: death to every one who betrays her husband.
Chorus Leader
  1. Avenge yourself, Menelaus, on your wife, as is worthy of your home and ancestors,