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. I too am amazed, looking at this, stranger.
Old man
  1. O mistress, daughter Electra, pray to the gods.
Electra
  1. For what thing, present or absent?
Old man
  1. To have a beloved treasure, which the god is revealing.
Electra
  1. See: I call on the gods. Or whatever do you mean, old man?
Old man
  1. Look now at this man, my child, your dearest one.
Electra
  1. I have been looking for a long time, to see whether you have lost your mind.
Old man
  1. Lost my mind, because I see your brother?
Electra
  1. What do you mean, old man, by this word, unhoped for?