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  HERMIONE

    With a crown of golden workmanship upon my head and about my

body this embroidered robe am I come hither�察�no presents these I

wear from the palace of Achilles or Peleus�察�but gifts my father

Menelaus gave me together with a sumptuous dower from Sparta in

Laconia�察�to insure me freedom of speech。 Such is my answer to you

��to the CHORUS���察�but as for thee�察�slave and captive�察�thou wouldst fain

oust me and secure this palace for thyself�察�and thanks to thy

enchantment I am hated by my husband�察�thou it is that hast made my

womb barren and cheated my hopes�察�for Asia's daughters have clever

heads for such villainy�察�yet will I check thee therefrom�察�nor shall

this temple of the Nereid avail thee aught�察�no� �neither its altar or

shrine�察�but thou shalt die。 But if or god or man should haply wish

to save thee�察�thou must atone for thy proud thoughts of happier days

now past by humbling thyself and crouching prostrate at my knees�察�by

sweeping out my halls�察�and by learning�察�as thou sprinklest water

from a golden ewer�察�where thou now art。 Here is no Hector�察�no Priam

with his gold�察�but a city of Hellas。 Yet thou�察�miserable woman�察�hast

gone so far in wantonness that thou canst lay thee down with the son

of the very man that slew thy husband�察�and bear children to the

murderer。 Such is all the race of barbarians�察�father and daughter��

mother and son�察�sister and brother mate together�察�the nearest and

dearest stain their path with each other's blood�察�and no law restrains

such horrors。 Bring not these crimes amongst us�察�for here we count

it shame that one man should have the control of two wives�察�and men

are content to turn to one lawful love�察�that is�察�all who care to

live an honourable life。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Women are by nature somewhat jealous�察�and do ever show the keenest

hate to rivals in their love。

  ANDROMACHE

    Ah� �well´a´day� �Youth is a bane to mortals�察�in every case�察�that

is�察�where a man embraces injustice in his early days。 Now I am

afraid that my being a slave will prevent thee listening to me in

spite of many a just plea�察�or if I win my case�察�I fear I may be

damaged on this very ground�察�for the high and mighty cannot brook

refuting arguments from their inferiors�察�still I will not be convicted

of betraying my own cause。 Tell me�察�proud young wife�察�what assurance

can make me confident of wresting from thee thy lawful lord�拭�Is it

that Laconia's capital yields to Phrygia�拭�is it that my fortune

outstrips thine�拭�or that in me thou seest a free woman�拭�Am I so elated

by my youth�察�my full healthy figure�察�the extent of my city�察�the number

of my friends that I wish to supplant thee in thy home�拭�Is my

purpose to take thy place and rear myself a race of slaves�察�mere

appendages to my misery�拭�or�察�supposing thou bear no children�察�will any

one endure that sons of mine should rule o'er Phthia�拭�Ah no� �there

is the love that Hellas bears me�察�both for Hector's sake and for my

own humble rank forsooth�察�that never knew a queen's estate in Troy。

'Tis not my sorcery that makes thy husband hate thee�察�nay�察�but thy own

failure to prove thyself his help´meet。 Herein lies love's only charm��

'tis not beauty�察�lady�察�but virtuous acts that win our husbands'

hearts。 And though it gall thee to be told so�察�albeit thy city in

Laconia is no doubt mighty fact�察�yet thou findest no place for his

Scyros�察�displaying wealth 'midst poverty and setting Menelaus above

Achilles�此�and that is what alienates thy lord。 Take heed�察�for a woman��

though bestowed upon worthless husband�察�must be with him content��

and ne'er advance presumptuous claims。 Suppose thou hadst wedded a

prince of Thrace�察�the land of flood and melting snow�察�where one lord

shares his affections with a host of wives�察�wouldst thou have slain

them�拭�If so�察�thou wouldst have set a stigma of insatiate lust on all

our sex。 A shameful charge� �And yet herein we suffer more than men��

though we make a good stand against it。 Ah� �my dear lord Hector�察�for

thy sake would I e'en brook a rival�察�if ever Cypris led thee astray��

and oft in days gone by I held thy bastard babes to my own breast��

to spare thee any cause for grief。 By this course I bound my husband

to me by virtue's chains�察�whereas thou wilt never so much as let the

drops of dew from heaven above settle on thy lord�察�in thy jealous

fear。 Oh� �seek not to surpass thy mother in hankering after men�察�for

'tis well that all wise children should avoid the habits of such

evil mothers。

  LEADER

    Mistress mine�察�be persuaded to come to terms with her�察�as far as

readily comes within thy power。

  HERMIONE

    Why this haughty tone�察�this bandying of words�察�as if�察�forsooth��

thou�察�not I�察�wert the virtuous wife��

  ANDROMACHE

    Thy present claims at any rate give thee small title thereto。

  HERMIONE

    Woman�察�may my bosom never harbour such ideas as thine��

  ANDROMACHE

    Thou art young to speak on such a theme as this。

  HERMIONE

    As for thee�察�thou dost not speak thereof�察�but�察�as thou canst�察�dost

put it into action against me。

  ANDROMACHE

    Canst thou not conceal thy pangs of jealousy��

  HERMIONE

    What� �doth not every woman put this first of all��

  ANDROMACHE

    Yes�察�if her experiences are happy�察�otherwise�察�there is no honour

in speaking of them。

  HERMIONE

    Barbarians' laws are not a standard for our city。

  ANDROMACHE

    Alike in Asia and in Hellas infamy attends base actions。

  HERMIONE

    Clever�察�clever quibbler� �yet die thou must and shalt。

  ANDROMACHE

    Dost see the image of Thetis with her eye upon thee��

  HERMIONE

    A bitter foe to thy country because of the death of Achilles。

  ANDROMACHE

    'Twas not I that slew him�察�but Helen that mother of thine。

  HERMIONE

    Pray�察�is it thy intention to probe my wounds yet deeper��

  ANDROMACHE

    Behold�察�I am dumb�察�my lips are closed。

  HERMIONE

    Tell me that which was my only reason for coming hither。

  ANDROMACHE

    No� �all I tell thee is�察�thou hast less wisdom than thou needest。

  HERMIONE

    Wilt thou leave these hallowed precincts of the sea´goddess��

  ANDROMACHE

    Yes�察�if I am not to die for it�察�otherwise�察�I never will。

  HERMIONE

    Since that is thy resolve�察�I shall not even wait my lord's return。

  ANDROMACHE

    Nor yet will I�察�at any rate ere that�察�surrender to thee。

  HERMIONE

    I will bring fire to bear on thee�察�and pay no heed to thy

entreaties。

  ANDROMACHE

    Kindle thy blaze then�察�the gods will witness it。

  HERMIONE

    And make thy flesh to writhe by cruel wounds。

  ANDROMACHE

    Begin thy butchery�察�stain the altar of the goddess with blood�察�for

she will visit thy iniquity。

  HERMIONE

    Barbarian creature�察�hardened in impudence�察�wilt thou brave death

itself�拭�Still will I find speedy means to make these quit this seat of

thy free will�察�such a bait have I to lure thee with。 But I will hide

my meaning�察�which the event itself shall soon declare。 Yes�察�keep thy

seat�察�for I will make thee rise�察�though molten lead is holding thee

there�察�before Achilles' son�察�thy trusted champion�察�arrive。

                                                  ��HERMIONE departs。��

  ANDROMACHE


    My trusted champion�察�yes� �how strange it is�察�that though some

god hath devised cures for mortals against the venom of reptiles�察�no

man ever yet hath discovered aught to cure a woman's venom�察�which is

far worse than viper's sting or scorching flame�察�so terrible a curse

are we to mankind。

  CHORUS ��singing��



                                                            strophe 1



    Ah� �what sorrows did the son of Zeus and Maia herald�察�in the day

he came to Ida's glen�察�guiding that fair young trio of goddesses��

all girded for the fray in bitter rivalry about their beauty�察�to the

shepherd's fold where dwelt the youthful herdsman all alone by the

hearth of his lonely hut。



                                                        antistrophe 1



    Soon as they reached the wooded glen�察�in gushing mountain

springs they bathed their dazzling skin�察�then sought the son of Priam��

comparing their rival charms in more than rancorous phrase。 But Cypris

won the day by her deceitful promises�察�sweet´sounding words�察�but

fraught with ruthless overthrow to Phrygia's hapless town and

Ilium's towers。



                                                            strophe 2



    Would God his mother had smitten him a cruel death´blow on the

head before he made his home on Ida's slopes�察�in the hour Cassandra��

standing by the holy bay´tree�察�cried out�察 �Slay him�察�for he will bring

most grievous bane on Priam's town。; To every prince she went�察�to

every elder sued for the babe's destruction。



                                                        antistrophe 2



    Ah� �had they listened�察�Ilium's daughters neer had felt the yoke of

slavery�察�and thou�察�lady�察�hadst been established in the royal palace��

and Hellas had been freed 
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