Electra

Sophocles

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

  1. I believe it; otherwise I would not have remained alive so long.
Chorus
  1. Say no more now, since I see your sister
  2. coming from the house, Chrysothemis, offspring of the same father and mother. In her hands are sepulchral offerings, such as are customary for those in the world below.
Enter Chrysothemis, from the house.
Chrysothemis
  1. What is this speech of yours, sister, which you have come forth yet again to speak at the public doors?