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NURSE
If thou art of this mind�察�'twere well thou ne'er hadst sinned�察�but
as it is�察�hear me�察�for that is the next best course�察�I in my house
have charms to soothe thy love�察�'twas but now I thought of them�察�these
shall cure thee of thy sickness on no disgraceful terms�察�thy mind
unhurt�察�if thou wilt be but brave。 But from him thou lovest we must
get some token�察�word or fragment of his robe�察�and thereby unite in one
love's twofold stream。
PHAEDRA
Is thy drug a salve or potion��
NURSE
I cannot tell�察�be content�察�my child�察�to profit by it and ask no
questions。
PHAEDRA
I fear me thou wilt prove too wise for me。
NURSE
If thou fear this�察�confess thyself afraid of all�察�but why thy
terror��
PHAEDRA
Lest thou shouldst breathe a word of this to Theseus' son。
NURSE
Peace�察�my child� �I will do all things well�察�only be thou�察�queen
Cypris�察�ocean's child�察�my partner in the work� �And for the rest of
my purpose�察�it will be enough for me to tell it to our friends
within the house。
��The NURSE goes into the palace。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
O Love�察�Love�察�that from the eyes diffusest soft desire�察�bringing
on the souls of those�察�whom thou dost camp against�察�sweet grace�察�O
never in evil mood appear to me�察�nor out of time and tune approach��
Nor fire nor meteor hurls a mightier bolt than Aphrodite's shaft
shot by the hands of Love�察�the child of Zeus。
antistrophe 1
Idly�察�idly by the streams of Alpheus and in the Pythian shrines of
Phoebus�察�Hellas heaps the slaughtered steers�察�while Love we worship
not�察�Love�察�the king of men�察�who holds the key to Aphrodite's
sweetest bower�察�worship not him who�察�when he comes�察�lays waste and
marks his path to mortal hearts by wide´spread woe。
strophe 2
There was that maiden in Oechalia�察�a girl unwed�察�that knew no
wooer yet nor married joys�察�her did the Queen of Love snatch from
her home across the sea and gave unto Alcmena's son�察�mid blood and
smoke and murderous marriage´hymns�察�to be to him a frantic fiend of
hell�察�woe� �woe for his wooing��
antistrophe 2
Ah� �holy walls of Thebes�察�ah� �fount of Dirce�察�ye could testify
what course the love´queen follows。 For with the blazing levin´bolt
did she cut short the fatal marriage of Semele�察�mother of Zeus´born
Bacchus。 All things she doth inspire�察�dread goddess�察�winging her
flight hither and thither like a bee。
PHAEDRA
Peace�察�oh women�察�peace� �I am undone。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
What�察�Phaedra�察�is this dread event within thy house��
PHAEDRA
Hush� �let me hear what those within are saying。
LEADER
I am silent�察�this is surely the prelude to evil。
PHAEDRA ��chanting��
Great gods� �how awful are my sufferings��
CHORUS ��chanting��
What a cry was there� �what loud alarm� �say what sudden terror��
lady�察�doth thy soul dismay。
PHAEDRA
I am undone。 Stand here at the door and hear the noise arising
in the house。
CHORUS ��chanting��
Thou art already by the bolted door�察�'tis for thee to note the
sounds that issue from within。 And tell me�察�O tell me what evil can be
on foot。
PHAEDRA
'Tis the son of the horse´loving Amazon who calls�察�Hippolytus��
uttering foul curses on my servant。
CHORUS ��chanting��
I hear a noise but cannot dearly tell which way it comes。 Ah� �'tis
through the door the sound reached thee。
PHAEDRA
Yes�察�yes�察�he is calling her plainly enough a go´between in vice��
traitress to her master's honour。
CHORUS ��chanting��
Woe�察�woe is me� �thou art betrayed�察�dear mistress� �What counsel
shall I give thee�拭�thy secret is out�察�thou art utterly undone。
PHAEDRA
Ah me� �ah me��
CHORUS ��chanting��
Betrayed by friends��
PHAEDRA
She hath ruined me by speaking of my misfortune�察�'twas kindly
meant�察�but an ill way to cure my malady。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
O what wilt thou do now in thy cruel dilemma��
PHAEDRA
I only know one way�察�one cure for these my woes�察�and that is
instant death。
��HIPPOLYTUS bursts out of the palace�察�followed closely by the NURSE。��
HIPPOLYTUS
O mother earth� �O sun's unclouded orb� �What words�察�unfit for any
lips�察�have reached my ears��
NURSE
Peace�察�my son�察�lest some one hear thy outcry。
HIPPOLYTUS
I cannot hear such awful words and hold my peace。
NURSE
I do implore thee by thy fair right hand。
HIPPOLYTUS
Let go my hand�察�touch not my robe。
NURSE
O by thy knees I pray�察�destroy me not utterly。
HIPPOLYTUS
Why say this�察�if�察�as thou pretendest�察�thy lips are free from
blame��
NURSE
My son�察�this is no story to be noised abroad。
HIPPOLYTUS
A virtuous tale grows fairer told to many。
NURSE
Never dishonour thy oath�察�my son。
HIPPOLYTUS
My tongue an oath did take�察�but not my heart。
NURSE
My son�察�what wilt thou do�拭�destroy thy friends��
HIPPOLYTUS
Friends indeed� �the wicked are no friends of mine。
NURSE
O pardon me�察�to err is only human�察�child。
HIPPOLYTUS
Great Zeus�察�why didst thou�察�to man's sorrow�察�put woman�察�evil
counterfeit�察�to dwell where shines the sun�拭�If thou wert minded that
the human race should multiply�察�it was not from women they should have
drawn their stock�察�but in thy temples they should have paid gold or
iron or ponderous bronze and bought a family�察�each man proportioned to
his offering�察�and so in independence dwelt�察�from women free。 But now
as soon as ever we would bring this plague into our home we bring
its fortune to the ground。 'Tis clear from this how great a curse a
woman is�察�the very father�察�that begot and nurtured her�察�to rid him
of the mischief�察�gives her a dower and packs her off�察�while the
husband�察�who takes the noxious weed into his home�察�fondly decks his
sorry idol in fine raiment and tricks her out in robes�察�squandering by
degrees�察�unhappy wight� �his house's wealth。 For he is in this dilemma��
say his marriage has brought him good connections�察�he is glad then
to keep the wife he loathes�察�or�察�if he gets a good wife but useless
kin�察�he tries to stifle the bad luck with the good。 But it is
easiest for him who has settled in his house as wife mere cipher��
incapable from simplicity。 I hate a clever woman�察�never may she set
foot in my house who aims at knowing more than women need�察�for in
these clever women Cypris implants a larger store of villainy�察�while
the artless woman is by her shallow wit from levity debarred。 No
servant should ever have had access to a wife�察�but men should put to
live with them beasts�察�which bite�察�not talk�察�in which case they
could not speak to any one nor be answered back by them。 But�察�as it
is�察�the wicked in their chambers plot wickedness�察�and their servants
carry it abroad。 Even thus�察�vile wretch�察�thou cam'st to make me
partner in an outrage on my father's honour�察�wherefore I must wash
that stain away in running streams�察�dashing the water into my ears。
How could I commit so foul a crime when by the very mention of it I
feel myself polluted�拭�Be well assured�察�woman�察�'tis only my religious
scruple saves thee。 For had not I unawares been caught by an oath��
'fore heaven� �I would not have refrained from telling all unto my
father。 But now I will from the house away�察�so long as Theseus is
abroad�察�and will maintain strict silence。 But�察�when my father comes�察�I
will return and see how thou and thy mistress face him�察�and so shall I
learn by experience the extent of thy audacity。 Perdition seize you
both� �I can never satisfy my hate for women�察�no� �not even though
some say this is ever my theme�察�for of a truth they always are evil。
So either let some one prove them chaste�察�or let me still trample on
them for ever。
��HIPPOLYTUS departs in anger。��
CHORUS ��chanting��
O the cruel�察�unhappy fate of women� �What arts�察�what arguments have
we�察�once we have made a slip�察�to loose by craft the tight´drawn knot��
PHAEDRA ��chanting��
I have met my deserts。 O earth�察�O light of day� �How can I escape
the stroke of fate�拭�How my pangs conceal�察�kind friends�拭�What god
will appear to help me�察�what mortal to take my part or help me in
unrighteousness�拭�The present calamity of my life admits of no
escape。 Most hapless I of all my sex��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Alas�察�alas� �the deed is done�察�thy servant's schemes have gone
awry�察�my queen�察�and all is lost。
PHAEDRA ��to the NURSE��
Accursed woman� �traitress to thy friends� �How hast thou ruined me��
May Zeus�察�my ancestor�察�smite thee with his fiery bolt and uproot
thee from thy place。 Did I not foresee thy purpose�察�did I not bid thee
keep silence on the very
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