Iphigenia in Aulis

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. Argue that point with others, but surrender that letter to me.
Menelaus
  1. I shall not let go.
Old man
  1. Nor will I let loose my hold.
Menelaus
  1. Why then, this staff of mine will be dabbling your head with blood before long.
Old man
  1. To die in my master’s cause would be a noble death.