Seven Against Thebes

Aeschylus

Aeschylus, Volume 1. Smyth, Herbert Weir, translator. London; New York: William Heinemann; G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922.

  1. Surely it is enough that I am making plans for this?
Chorus
  1. I am terrified—the crashing at the gates is increasing.
Eteocles
  1. Won’t you be silent, and speak none of this throughout the city?
Chorus
  1. Divine company, do not betray our fortifications!