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. and when you know for certain, rejoice or be full of mourning, according to your fortune. Before you know anything correctly, what good would it do you to grieve? But be persuaded by me; leave this tomb and join the girl;
  2. when you have someone in this house from whom you can learn the whole truth, why do you look further? And I myself want to go in and ask about the prophecies of the maiden with you; for, truly, women ought to help each other.
Helen
  1. Dear friends, I welcome your advice. Come in, come into the house, to learn within about my struggles.
Chorus
  1. You are calling on one who is wholly willing.
Helen
  1. Oh, what an unhappy day! What tearful word shall I hear, unhappy as I am?