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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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