Iphigenia in Tauris

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 would not be the murderer of you as well as my mother; her blood is enough; I would rather have an equal share of life or death, in common with you.
  2. I will bring you home, if I myself escape from here, or if I die, I will remain here with you. Listen to what I think: if Artemis were hostile to this, how could Loxias have prophesied that I would take the statue of the goddess to Pallas’ city . . .
  3. and see your face. Putting all these things together, I have hope of our return.
Iphigenia
  1. But how may we live, and take what we want? For our return home suffers from this; but the will is present.
Orestes
  1. Could we murder the king?