Orestes

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. Here in Pelasgian Argos.
Menelaus
  1. You are so well qualified to handle holy water!
Orestes
  1. And why not?
Menelaus
  1. And to slay victims before battle!
Orestes
  1. Well, are you?
Menelaus
  1. Yes, my hands are clean.
Orestes
  1. But not your heart.
Menelaus
  1. Who would speak to you?