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. No, for he was not born a warrior, though strong among women!
Pylades
  1. Your case is desperate, it seems, and you must die.
Orestes
  1. The citizens must give their vote about us on the murder.
Pylades
  1. And what is that to decide? Tell me, for I am alarmed.
Orestes
  1. Our life or death; a brief speech on a large subject.
Pylades
  1. Leave the palace with your sister now and try to escape.
Orestes
  1. Don’t you see? We are being watched by guards on every side.
Pylades
  1. I saw that the streets of the city were secured with armed men.