Electra

Sophocles

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

  1. Lift the veil yourself. It is not for me, but for you to look upon these remains and greet them kindly.
Aegisthus
  1. You advise well, and I will obey you.To Electra.But you, call Clytaemnestra for me, if she is at home.
Orestes
  1. She is near you; do not look elsewhere.
Aegisthus
  1. O, what sight is this!