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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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