Electra

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. II. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1891.

  1. Does he hold some form of religious chastity, or does he think you unworthy?
Electra
  1. He did not think himself worthy to insult my family.
Orestes
  1. And how was he not delighted to make such a marriage?
Electra
  1. He thinks the person who gave me did not have that right, stranger.
Orestes
  1. I understand; he fears that he may someday be punished by Orestes.
Electra
  1. He does fear that, but he is also a virtuous man.
Orestes
  1. Ah! You have described a noble man, and he must be treated well.
Electra
  1. Yes, if ever the one now absent comes home.
Orestes
  1. But did your mother, who gave you birth, endure this?