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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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