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. That I see Orestes here, Agamemnon’s son.
Electra
  1. What mark do you see, by which I shall be persuaded?
Old man
  1. A scar along his brow, where he fell and drew blood one day in his father’s home when chasing a fawn with you.
Electra
  1. What are you saying? I see the sign of the fall.
Old man
  1. Then do you hesitate to embrace your dearest one?
Electra
  1. Not any longer, old man; for my heart is persuaded by your tokens. O you who have appeared at last, I hold you, beyond all hope.
Orestes
  1. And you are held by me at last.
Electra
  1. I never expected it.
Orestes
  1. Nor did I hope.