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preserve thy liberty�察�else will I renew thy punishment。
DIONYSUS
I would rather do him sacrifice than in a fury kick against the
pricks�察�thou a mortal�察�he a god。
PENTHEUS
Sacrifice� �that will I�察�by setting afoot a wholesale slaughter
of women 'mid Cithaeron's glens�察�as they deserve。
DIONYSUS
Ye will all be put to flight´a shameful thing that they with the
Bacchic thyrsus should rout your mail´clad warriors。
PENTHEUS
I find this stranger a troublesome foe to encounter�察�doing or
suffering he is alike irrepressible。
DIONYSUS
Friend�察�there is still a way to compose this bitterness。
PENTHEUS
Say how�察�am I to serve my own servants��
DIONYSUS
I will bring the women hither without weapons。
PENTHEUS
Ha� �ha� �this is some crafty scheme of thine against me。
DIONYSUS
What kind of scheme�察�if by my craft I purpose to save thee��
PENTHEUS
You have combined with them to form this plot�察�that your revels
may on for ever。
DIONYSUS
Nay�察�but this is the compact I made with the god�察�be sure of that。
PENTHEUS ��Preparing to start forth��
Bring forth my arms。 Not another word from thee��
DIONYSUS
Ha� �wouldst thou see them seated on the hills��
PENTHEUS
Of all things�察�yes� �I would give untold sums for that。
DIONYSUS
Why this sudden�察�strong desire��
PENTHEUS
'Twill be a bitter sight�察�if I find them drunk with wine。
DIONYSUS
And would that be a pleasant sight which will prove bitter to
thee��
PENTHEUS
Believe me�察�yes� �beneath the fir´trees as I sit in silence。
DIONYSUS
Nay�察�they will track thee�察�though thou come secretly。
PENTHEUS
Well�察�I will go openly�察�thou wert right to say so。
DIONYSUS
Am I to be thy guide�拭�wilt thou essay the road��
PENTHEUS
Lead on with all speed�察�I grudge thee all delay。
DIONYSUS
Array thee then in robes of fine linen。
PENTHEUS
Why so�拭�Am I to enlist among women after being a man��
DIONYSUS
They may kill thee�察�if thou show thy manhood there。
PENTHEUS
Well said� �Thou hast given me a taste of thy wit already。
DIONYSUS
Dionysus schooled me in this lore。
PENTHEUS
How am I to carry out thy wholesome advice��
DIONYSUS
Myself will enter thy palace and robe thee。
PENTHEUS
What is the robe to be�拭�a woman's�拭�Nay�察�I am ashamed。
DIONYSUS
Thy eagerness to see the Maenads goes no further。
PENTHEUS
But what dress dost say thou wilt robe me in��
DIONYSUS
Upon thy head will I make thy hair grow long。
PENTHEUS
Describe my costume further。
DIONYSUS
Thou wilt wear a robe reaching to thy feet�察�and on thy head
shall be a snood。
PENTHEUS
Wilt add aught else to my attire��
DIONYSUS
A thyrsus in thy hand�察�and a dappled fawnskin。
PENTHEUS
I can never put on woman's dress。
DIONYSUS
Then wilt thou cause bloodshed by coming to blows with the
Bacchanals。
PENTHEUS
Thou art right。 Best go spy upon them first。
DIONYSUS
Well�察�e'en that is wiser than by evil means to follow evil ends。
PENTHEUS
But how shall I pass through the city of the Cadmeans unseen��
DIONYSUS
We will go by unfrequented paths。 I will lead the way。
PENTHEUS
Anything rather than that the Bacchantes should laugh at me。
DIONYSUS
We will enter the palace and consider the proper steps。
PENTHEUS
Thou hast my leave。 I am all readiness。 I will enter�察�prepared
to set out either sword in hand or following thy advice。
Exit PENTHEUS。
DIONYSUS
Women� �our prize is nearly in the net。 Soon shall he reach the
Bacchanals�察�and there pay forfeit with his life。 O Dionysus� �now
'tis thine to act�察�for thou art not far away�察�let us take vengeance on
him。 First drive him mad by fixing in his soul a wayward frenzy�察�for
never�察�whilst his senses are his own�察�will he consent to don a woman's
dress�察�but when his mind is gone astray he will put it on。 And fain
would I make him a laughing´stock to Thebes as he is led in woman's
dress through the city�察�after those threats with which he menaced me
before。 But I will go to array Pentheus in those robes which he
shall wear when he sets out for Hades' halls�察�a victim to his own
mother's fury�察�so shall he recognize Dionysus�察�the son of Zeus�察�who
proves himself at last a god most terrible�察�for all his gentleness
to man。
Exit DIONYSUS。
CHORUS
Will this white foot e'er join the night´long dance�拭�what time
in Bacchic ecstasy I toss my neck to heaven's dewy breath�察�like a
fawn�察�that gambols 'mid the meadow's green delights�察�when she hath
escaped the fearful chase�察�clear of the watchers�察�o'er the woven nets��
while the huntsman�察�with loud halloo�察�harks on his hounds' full cry��
and she with laboured breath at lightning speed bounds o'er the
level water´meadows�察�glad to be far from man amid the foliage of the
bosky grove。 What is true wisdom�察�or what fairer boon has heaven
placed in mortals' reach�察�than to gain the mastery o'er a fallen
foe�拭�What is fair is dear for aye。 Though slow be its advance�察�yet
surely moves the power of the gods�察�correcting those mortal wights��
that court a senseless pride�察�or�察�in the madness of their fancy��
disregard the gods。 Subtly they lie in wait�察�through the long march of
time�察�and so hunt down the godless man。 For it is never right in
theory or in practice to o'erride the law of custom。 This is a maxim
cheaply bought�此�whatever comes of God�察�or in time's long annals�察�has
grown into a law upon a natural basis�察�this is sovereign。 What is true
wisdom�察�or what fairer boon has heaven placed in mortals' reach��
than to gain the mastery o'er a fallen foe�拭�What is fair is dear for
ave。 Happy is he who hath escaped the wave from out the sea�察�and
reached the haven�察�and happy he who hath triumphed o'er his
troubles�察�though one surpasses another in wealth and power�察�yet
there be myriad hopes for all the myriad minds�察�some end in
happiness for man�察�and others come to naught�察�but him�察�whose life from
day to day is blest�察�I deem a happy man。
Enter DIONYSUS。
DIONYSUS
Ho� �Pentheus�察�thou that art so cager to see what is forbidden�察�and
to show thy zeal in an unworthy cause�察�come forth before the palace��
let me see thee clad as a woman in frenzied Bacchante's dress�察�to
spy upon thy own mother and her company。
Enter PENTHEUS。
Yes�察�thou resemblest closely a daughter of Cadmus。
PENTHEUS
Of a truth I seem to see two suns�察�and two towns of Thebes�察�our
seven´gated city�察�and thou�察�methinks�察�art a bull going before to guide
me�察�and on thy head a pair of horns have grown。 Wert thou really
once a brute beast�拭�Thon hast at any rate the appearance of a bull。
DIONYSUS
The god attends us�察�ungracious heretofore�察�but now our sworn
friend�察�and now thine eyes behold the things they should。
PENTHEUS
Pray�察�what do I resemble�拭�Is not mine the carriage of Ino�察�or
Agave my own mother��
DIONYSUS
In seeing thee�察�I seem to see them in person。 But this tress is
straying from its place�察�no longer as I bound it 'neath the snood。
PENTHEUS
I disarranged it from its place as I tossed it to and fro within
my chamber�察�in Bacchic ecstasy。
DIONYSUS
Well�察�I will rearrange it�察�since to tend thee is my care�察�hold
up thy head。
PENTHEUS
Come�察�put it straight�察�for on thee do I depend。
DIONYSUS
Thy girdle is loose�察�and the folds of thy dress do not hang evenly
below thy ankles。
PENTHEUS
I agree to that as regards the right side�察�but on the other my
dress hangs straight with my foot。
DIONYSUS
Surely thou wilt rank me first among thy friends�察�when contrary to
thy expectation thou findest the Bacchantes virtuous。
PENTHEUS
Shall I hold the thyrsus in the right or left hand to look most
like a Bacchanal��
DIONYSUS
Hold it in thy right hand�察�and step out with thy right foot�察�thy
change of mind compels thy praise。
PENTHEUS
Shall I be able to carry on my shoulders Cithaeron's glens�察�the
Bacchanals and all��
DIONYSUS
Yes�察�if so thou wilt�察�for though thy mind was erst diseased��
'tis now just as it should be。
PENTHEUS
Shall we take levers�察�or with my hands can I uproot it��
thrusting arm or shoulder 'neath its peaks��
DIONYSUS
No�察�no� �destroy not the seats of the Nymphs and the haunts of Pan��
the place of his piping。
PENTHEUS
Well said� �Women must not be mastered by brute force�察�amid the
pines will I conceal myself。
DIONYSUS
Thou shalt hide thee in the place that fate appoints�察�coming by
stealth to spy upon the Bacchanals。
PENTHEUS
Why�察�methinks they are already caught in the pleasant snares of
dalliance�察�like birds amid the brakes。
DIONYSUS
Set out with watchful heed then for this very purpose�察�maybe
thou wilt catch them�察�if thou be not first caught thyself。
PENTHEUS
Conduct me through the very heart of Thebes�察�for I am the only man
among them bold enough to do this deed。
DIONYSUS
Thou alone bearest thy country's burden�察�thou and none other��
wherefore there await thee such struggles as needs must。 Follow me��
for I will guide thee safely thither�察�another shall bring thee thence。
PENTHEUS
My mother maybe。
DIONYSUS
For every eye to see。
PENTHEUS
My very purpose in going。
DIONYSUS
Thou shalt be carried back��
PENTHEUS
What luxury
DIONYSUS
In thy mother's arms。
PENTHEUS
Thou wilt e'en force me into luxury。
DIONYSUS
Yes�察�to luxury such as this。
PENTHEUS
Truly�察�the task I am undertaking deserves it。
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