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  HERACLES
    O Theseus�察�didst thou witness this struggle with my children��
  THESEUS
    I heard of it�察�and now I see the horrors thou meanest。
  HERACLES
    Why then hast thou unveiled my head to the sun��
  THESEUS
    Why have I�拭�Thou�察�a man�察�canst not pollute what is of God。
  HERACLES
    Fly�察�luckless wretch�察�from my unholy taint。
  THESEUS
    The avenging fiend goes not forth from friend to friend。
  HERACLES
    For this I thank thee�察�I do not regret the service I did thee。
  THESEUS
    While I�察�for kindness then received�察�now show my pity for thee。
  HERACLES
    Ah yes� �I am piteous�察�a murderer of my sons。
  THESEUS
    I weep for thee in thy changed fortunes。
  HERACLES
    Didst ever find another more afflicted��
  THESEUS
    Thy misfortunes reach from earth to heaven。
  HERACLES
    Therefore am I resolved on death。
  THESEUS
    Dost thou suppose the gods attend to these thy threats��
  HERACLES
    Remorseless hath heaven been to me�察�so I will prove the like to
it。
  THESEUS
    Hush� �lest thy presumption add to thy sufferings。
  HERACLES
    My barque is freighted full with sorrow�察�there is no room to
stow aught further。
  THESEUS
    What wilt thou do�拭�whither is thy fury drifting thee��
  HERACLES
    I will die and return to that world below whence I have just come。
  THESEUS
    Such language is fit for any common fellow。
  HERACLES
    Ah� �thine is the advice of one outside sorrow's pale。
  THESEUS
    Are these indeed the words of Heracles�察�the much´enduring��
  HERACLES
    Though never so much as this。 Endurance must have a limit。
  THESEUS
    Is this man's benefactor�察�his chiefest friend��
  HERACLES
    Man brings no help to me�察�no� �Hera has her way。
  THESEUS
    Never will Hellas suffer thee to die through sheer perversity。
  HERACLES
    Hear me a moment�察�that I may enter the lists with words in
answer to thy admonitions�察�and I will unfold to thee why life now as
well as formerly has been unbearable to me。 First I am the son of a
man who incurred the guilt of blood�察�before he married my mother
Alcmena�察�by slaying her aged sire。 Now when the foundation is badly
laid at birth�察�needs must the race be cursed with woe�察�and Zeus��
whoever this Zeus may be�察�begot me as a butt for Hera's hate�察�yet be
not thou vexed thereat�察�old man�察�for thee rather than Zeus do I regard
as my father。 Then whilst I was yet being suckled�察�that bride of
Zeus did foist into my cradle fearsome snakes to compass my death。
After I was grown to man's estate�察�of all the toils I then endured
what need to tell�拭�of all the lions�察�Typhons triple´bodied�察�and giants
that I slew�察�or of the battle I won against the hosts of four´legged
Centaurs�拭�or how when I had killed the hydra�察�that monster with a ring
of heads with power to grow again�察�I passed through countless other
toils besides and came unto the dead to fetch to the light at the
bidding of Eurystheus the three´headed hound�察�hell's porter。 Last�察�ah��
woe is me have I perpetrated this bloody deed to crown the sorrows
of my house with my children's murder。 To this sore strait am I
come�察�no longer may I dwell in Thebes�察�the city that I love�察�for
suppose I stay�察�to what temple or gathering of friends shall I repair��
For mine is no curse that invites address。 Shall I to Argos�拭�how can
I�察�when I am an exile from my country�拭�Well�察�is there a single other
city I can fly to�拭�And if there were�察�am I to be looked at askance
as a marked man�察�branded by cruel stabbing tongues�察 �Is not this the
son of Zeus that once murdered wife and children�拭�Plague take him from
the land� �
    Now to one who was erst called happy�察�such changes are a
grievous thing�察�though he who is always unfortunate feels no such
pain�察�for sorrow is his birthright。 This�察�methinks�察�is the piteous
pass I shall one day come to�察�for earth will cry out forbidding me
to touch her�察�the sea and the river´springs will refuse me a crossing��
and I shall become like Ixion who revolves in chains upon that
wheel。 Wherefore this is best�察�that henceforth I be seen by none of
the Hellenes�察�amongst whom in happier days I lived in bliss。 What
right have I to live�拭�what profit can I have in the possession of a
useless�察�impious life�拭�So let that noble wife of Zeus break forth in
dancing�察�beating with buskined foot on heaven's bright floor�察�for
now hath she worked her heart's desire in utterly confounding the
chiefest of Hellas' sons。 Who would pray to such a goddess�拭�Her
jealousy of Zeus for his love of a woman hath destroyed the
benefactors of Hellas�察�guiltless though they were。
  LEADER OF THE CHORUS
    This is the work of none other of the gods than the wife of
Zeus�察�thou art right in that surmise。
  THESEUS
    I cannot counsel you to die rather than to go on suffering。
There is not a man alive that hath wholly 'scaped misfortune's
taint�察�nor any god either�察�if what poets sing is true。 Have they not
intermarried in ways that law forbids�拭�Have they not thrown fathers
into ignominious chains to gain the sovereign power�拭�Still they
inhabit Olympus and brave the issue of their crimes。 And yet what
shalt thou say in thy defence�察�if thou�察�child of man�察�dost kick
against the pricks of fate�察�while they do not�拭�Nay�察�then�察�leave Thebes
in compliance with the law�察�and come with me to the city of Pallas。
There�察�when I have purified thee of thy pollution�察�will I give thee
temples and the half of all I have。 Yea�察�I will give thee all those
presents I received from the citizens for saving their children�察�seven
sons and daughters seven�察�on the day I slew the bull of Crete�察�for I
have plots of land assigned me throughout the country�察�these shall
henceforth be called after thee by men�察�whilst thou livest�察�and at thy
death�察�when thou art gone to Hades' halls�察�the city of Athens shall
unite in exalting thy honour with sacrifices and a monument of
stone。 For 'tis a noble crown for citizens to win from Hellas�察�even
a reputation fair�察�by helping a man of worth。 This is the return
that I will make thee for saving me�察�for now art thou in need of
friends。 But when heaven delights to honour a man�察�he has no need of
friends�察�for the god's aid�察�when he chooses to give it�察�is enough。
  HERACLES
    Alas� �this is quite beside the question of my troubles。 For my
part�察�I do not believe that the gods indulge in unholy unions�察�and
as for putting fetters on parents' hands�察�I have never thought that
worthy of belief�察�nor will I now be so persuaded�察�nor again that one
god is naturally lord and master of another。 For the deity�察�if he be
really such�察�has no wants�察�these are miserable fictions of the
poets。 But I�察�for all my piteous plight�察�reflected whether I should
let myself be branded as a coward for giving up my life。 For whoso
schooleth not his frail mortal nature to bear fate's buffets as he
ought�察�will never be able to withstand even a man's weapon。 I will
harden my heart against death and seek thy city�察�with grateful
thanks for all thou offerest me。
                                                          ��He weeps。��

    Of countless troubles have I tasted�察�God knows�察�but never yet
did faint at any or shed a single tear�察�nay�察�nor ever dreamt that I
should come to this�察�to let the tear´drop fall。 But now�察�it seems�察�I
must be fortune's slave。 Well�察�let it pass�察�old father mine�察�thou
seest me go forth to exile�察�and in me beholdest my own children's
murderer。 Give them burial and lay them out in death with the
tribute of a tear�察�for the law forbids my doing so。 Rest their heads
upon their mother's bosom and fold them in her arms�察�sad pledges of
our union�察�whom I�察�alas� �unwittingly did slay。 And when thou hast
buried these dead�察�live on here still�察�in bitternes maybe�察�but still
constrain thy soul to share my sorrows。 O children� �he who begat
you�察�your own father�察�hath been your destroyer�察�and ye have had no
profit of my triumphs�察�all my restless toil to win you a fair name
in life�察�a glorious guerdon from a sire。 Thee too�察�unhappy wife��
this hand hath slain�察�a poor return to make thee for preserving mine
honour so safe�察�for all the weary watch thou long hast kept within
my house。 Alas for you�察�my wife�察�my sons� �and woe for me�察�how sad my
lot�察�cut off from wife and child� �Ah� �these kisses�察�bitter´sweet��
these weapons which 'tis pain to own� �I am not sure whether to keep or
let them go�察�dangling at my side they thus will say�察 �With us didst
thou destroy children and wife�察�we are thy children's slayers�察�and
thou keepest us。; Shall I carry them after that�拭�what answer can I
make�拭�Yet�察�am I to strip me of these weapons�察�the comrades of my
glorious career in Hellas�察�and put myself thereby in the power of my
foes�察�to die a death of shame�拭�No� �I must not let them go�察�but keep
them�察�though it grieve me。 In one thing�察�Theseus�察�help my misery�察�come
to Argos with me and aid in settling my reward for bringing Cerberus
thither�察�lest�察�if I go all alone�察�my sorrow for my sons do me some
hurt。
    O land of Cadmus�察�and all ye folk of Thebes� �cut off your hair��
and mourn with me�察�go to my children's burial�察�and with united dirge
lament alike the dead and me�察�for on all of us hath Hera inflicted the
same cruel blow of destruction。
  THESEUS
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