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. killed your husband, you who are the relative of famous brothers.
Chorus Leader
  1. Oh, oh! My friends, did you hear a noise—or did an empty notion come to me?—like the underground rumbling from Zeus? Look, the breeze rises, bringing with it a sign.
  2. Mistress, Electra, leave the house!
Electra
  1. My friends, what is it? How do we stand in the contest?
Leader
  1. I only know this; I hear a wailing that means bloodshed.
Electra
  1. I heard it also, far off, but still heard.
Leader
  1. Yes, the sound is coming a long way, but it is clear.
Electra
  1. The groan was of an Argive; was it from my friends?
Leader
  1. I don’t know; for the whole tune of the shout is confused.