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. Some one or two might pity me—
Pylades
  1. Yes, your noble birth is a great point.
Orestes
  1. Resenting my father’s death.
Pylades
  1. That is all quite clear.
Orestes
  1. I must go, for to die ignobly is a coward’s part.
Pylades
  1. Well said.
Orestes
  1. Shall we tell my sister?
Pylades
  1. God forbid!