Oedipus Tyrannus

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 1: The Oedipus Tyrannus. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1887.

  1. He speaks without knowledge, but is busy to no purpose.
Oedipus
  1. You will not speak with good grace, but will in pain.
Servant
  1. No, in the name of the gods, do not mistreat an old man.
Oedipus
  1. Someone, quick—tie his hands him this instant!