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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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