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. how we shall get the glorious name of safety and leave the foreign land. For wise men take opportunities, and do not overstep their fate to get other pleasures.
Orestes
  1. Well said; but I think fortune will take care
  2. of that with us; when one is eager, divine strength is likely to be greater.
Iphigenia
  1. (to Pylades.) Let nothing hold me back; nor will it prevent me speaking before I first find out Electra’s fate, for you are all dear to me.
Orestes
  1. She lives with this man, (pointing to Pylades) and has a happy life.