Helen

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. Let me kill my most wicked sister—
Servant
  1. No, she is most pious.
Theoklymenos
  1. Who betrayed me—
Servant
  1. It was a noble betrayal, correctly done.
Theoklymenos
  1. When she gave my bride to another.
Servant
  1. To the one who had a better right.
Theoklymenos
  1. Who has rights over my property?
Servant
  1. The one who received her from her father.
Theoklymenos
  1. But fortune gave her to me.
Servant
  1. And necessity took her away.
Theoklymenos
  1. It is not for you to judge my affairs.
Servant
  1. Yes, if my counsel is better.
Theoklymenos
  1. So I am your subject, not your ruler.
Servant
  1. Subject to do right, not wrong.
Theoklymenos
  1. It seems you desire to be killed.