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. You have told an amazing story about this madman, whoever he is, who has come from Hellas to the Black Sea.
Iphigenia
  1. Very well. You go and bring the strangers here; the holy rites will be my concern. Exit Herdsman.
  2. O my unhappy heart, you were gentle to strangers before,
  3. and always full of pity, measuring out tears for the sake of our common race, whenever Hellenes came into your hands. But now, after those dreams that have made me savage, thinking that Orestes is no longer alive,
  4. whoever comes here will find me harsh to them. This is true after all, my friends, I have realized: the unfortunate, when themselves doing badly, do not have kind thoughts towards those who are more unfortunate.