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. You, Menelaus! what quarrel do you have with this man, why are you dragging him here? Exit ATTENDANT.
Menelaus
  1. Look me in the face! May that be the prelude to my story.
Agamemnon
  1. Shall I, the son of Atreus, close my eyes from fear?[*](The point lies in the play on the name Ἀτρεύς, i.e., the fearless, shall I the son of fearlessness, fear, etc.?)
Menelaus
  1. Do you see this tablet, the bearer of a shameful message?
Agamemnon
  1. I see it, yes; now, you first of all surrender it.