Electra

Sophocles

Sophocles the plays and fragments, Part 6: The Electra. Jebb, Richard Claverhouse, Sir, translator. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1894.

  1. do not, now that you have seen me in all my misery—
Orestes
  1. What should I not do?—
Electra
  1. —Do not rob me of the comfort of your face; do not force me to forego it!
Orestes
  1. I would be angry, indeed, if I saw another attempt it.