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     SOS。   Good   gracious�   �Gently�察  �gently�   �If   I   appear   pleased�察  �you   must 

believe that I have a very strong private reason for it�察�without thinking of it�察�

I never did better than in using you in such a manner as I did。 

     CLE。 Are you laughing at me�察�you villain�拭�

     SOS。 No�察�I am speaking openly to you。 I was in a wretched state。 I had 

a   certain   load�察  �which   your   words   have   lifted   from   my   soul。   I   was   very 

apprehensive�察�and feared that I had played the fool with you。 

     CLE。 What is this fear�拭�Come�察�let us know what you mean。 

     SOS。 The doctors say that�察�when one is drunk�察�one should abstain from 

one's wife�察�for�察�in that condition we can only have children who are dull�察�

and who cannot live。 Think�察�if my heart had not armed itself with coldness�察�

what troubles might have followed� �

     CLE。 I do not care a fig for doctors�察�with their insipid reasonings。 Let 



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them rule   those who   are  sick without   wishing to govern healthy  people。 

They meddle with too many affairs when they seek to rein in our chaste 

desires�察  �in   addition   to   the  dog   days�察  �and   their   strict   rules�察  �they  tell   us   a 

hundred ridiculous stories into the bargain。 

     SOS。 Gently。 

     CLE。   No�察  �I   maintain   theirs   is   a   worthless   conclusion�此  �those   reasons 

come   from   idiotic   brains。   Neither   wine   nor   time   ought   to   prevent   the 

duties of conjugal love from being fulfilled�察�doctors are donkeys。 

     SOS。 I entreat you�察�moderate your anger against them�察�they are honest 

people�察�whatever the world may say of them。 

     CLE。   Things   are   not   what   you   think   them�察  �you   can   shut   up�察  �your 

excuse   will   not   go   down�察  �and�察  �sooner   or   later�察  �I   tell   you   plainly�察  �I   will 

avenge   myself   for   the   contempt   you   show   me   every   day。   I   remember 

everything you said just now�察�and I shall try to make use of the liberty you 

gave me�察�You faithless�察�cowardly husband。 

     SOS。 What�拭�

     CLE。 You told me just now�察�you villain�察�that you would heartily agree 

to my loving another。 

     SOS。 Ah� �In that matter I was wrong。 I retract�察�my honour is at stake。 

You had better beware you do not give way to that sentiment。 

     CLE。     Nevertheless     if  some    time   I  can   make    up   my   mind    to  the 

thing 。 。 。 

     SOS。 Just stop talking for the present。 Amphitryon is coming back�察�and 

he seems pleased。 



                                       SCENE IV 



                           JUPITER�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE 

     JUP。  I  shall   take this   opportunity  of   appearing to Alcmene  to banish 

the sorrow   in   which   she   wishes   to   indulge�察  �and�察  �under   the   pretence   that 

brings     me    here�察  �I  will   gratify   my    passion     with   the   delight    of  a 

reconciliation with her。 Alcmene is upstairs�察�is she not�拭�

     CLE。 Yes�察�she is thoroughly upset and wishes to be left alone�此�she has 

forbidden me to follow her。 

     JUP。 Whatever prohibition she may have given you does not concern 



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me。 

    CLE。 So far as I can see�察�his grief has beaten a quick retreat。 

     SCENE V 

    CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE 

     SOS。   What   do   you   say�察  �Cleanthis�察  �to   these   cheerful   looks�察  �after   his 

terrible rage�拭�

    CLE。 That we should all do well to send all men to the devil�察�the best 

of them is not worth much。 

     SOS。 You say that because you are in a passion�察�but you are too fond 

of men�察�upon my word�察�you would all look as black as thunder if the devil 

were to take them all away。 

    CLE。 Really 。 。 。 

     SOS。 Here they come。 Hush。 

     SCENE VI 

    JUPITER�察�ALCMENE�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE 

    JUP。 Do you want to drive me to despair�拭�Alas� �Stay�察�lovely Alcmene。 

    ALC。 No�察�I cannot remain longer with the author of my grief。 

    JUP。 I beseech you 

    ALC。 Leave me。 

    JUP。 What 。 。 。�拭�

    ALC。 Leave me�察�I tell you。 

    JUP。 Her tears touch me to the heart�察�her sorrow troubles me。 Allow 

me to 

    ALC。 No�察�do not follow me�察�

    JUP。 Where are you going�拭�

    ALC。 Where you are not。 

    JUP。 That would be a vain attempt to make。 I am linked to your beauty 

by   too   close   a   bond   to   suffer   a   moment's   separation   from   you。   I   shall 

follow you everywhere�察�Alcmene。 

    ALC。 And I shall flee from you everywhere。 

    JUP。 I am very terrible�察�then� �

    ALC。 Yes�察�more than I can say。 Indeed�察�I look upon you as a frightful 

monster�察  �a   cruel�察  �furious   monster�察  �whose   approach   is   to   be   feared�察  �as   a 

monster to be avoided everywhere。 My heart suffers incredible grief at the 



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sight of you�察�it is a torture that overpowers me�察�I do not know anything 

under   Heaven   so   frightful�察  �horrible   and   odious�察  �that   I   could   not   better 

endure than you。 

     JUP。 Alas� �Do these words really come from your mouth�拭�

     ALC。 I have many more in my heart�察�I only regret I cannot find words 

to express all I feel。 

     JUP。 Ah� �What has my heart done to you�察�Alcmene�察�that I should be 

looked upon as such a monster�拭�

     ALC。 Oh� �Just Heaven� �He can ask that�拭�Is it not enough to drive me 

mad�拭�

     JUP。 Yet�察�in a milder spirit 。 。 。 

     ALC。 No�察�I do not wish either to see or to hear anything of you。 

     JUP。 Have you really the heart to treat me thus�拭�Is this the tender love 

which I heard yesterday was to last so long�拭�

     ALC。 No�察�no�察�it is not�察�your base insults have ordained it otherwise。 

That     passionate     and   tender   love    does   not   exist   any   longer�察  �you    have 

cruelly killed it in my heart by a hundred keen wounds。 In its place stands 

an   inflexible   wrath�察  �a   lively   resentment�察  �an   invincible   indignation�察  �the 

despair   of   a   heart   justly   incensed�察  �which   resolves   to   hate   you   for   this 

grievous injury�察�as much as it was willing to love you�察�that is to say to hate 

as much as possible。 

     JUP。 Alas�   �Your   love   must   have   had   but   little   strength�察  �if   it   can   be 

killed by so slight a matter� �Can a jest divorce us�拭�Is there any need to be 

so roused at a trifle�拭�

     ALC。 Ah� �It is just that which offends me�此�that which my anger cannot 

pardon。 I should have felt less wounded by the justifiable transports of a fit 

of   jealousy。   Jealousy   makes   impressions   the   force   of   which   oftentimes 

carries   us   beyond   our   control�察  �at   such   times   the   most   discreet   mind�察  �no 

doubt�察�finds it difficult enough to answer for its deeds。 The violence of a 

heart   which   may   have   been   deluded   has�察  �in   its   very   delusion�察  �a   peace´ 

offering   for   an   aggrieved   soul�察  �and   the   love   that   gave   birth   to   its   fears�察�

furnishes�察  �in   spite   of   all   its   violence�察  �at   least   some   reasons   to   urge   as 

excuse。 Outbursts such as these ever have love as an excuse against anger�此�

for   love   gave   birth   to   them�察  �and   we   can   easily   pardon   what   we   cannot 



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control。 

     But     to   fly  into    uncontrollable       fury�察  �in   gaiety    of   heart�察  �and    so 

causelessly and keenly to wound the tenderness and honour of a heart that 

dearly loves you�察�ah� �It is too cruel a blow�此�my grief can never forget it。 

     JUP。     Yes�察   �you    are    right�察  �Alcmene�察      �I  admit     it。  This    action     is 

unquestionably an odious crime�察�I do not pretend to justify it longer�此�yet 

allow my heart to defend itself in your eyes�察�and let it reveal to you who is 

to   blame   for   this   insulting   fury。   To   tell   you   frankly�察  �it   is   the   husband 

Alcmene�察  �who   has   done   this   wrong�察  �it   is   the   husband   whom   you   must 

blame。   The   lover   has   no   share   in   this   churlish   anger�此  �his   heart   is   not 

capable of offending you。 He has too much respect and affection for you 

ever   to   think   of   it�察  �had   he   been   guilty   of   the   crime   of   doing   aught   that 

could   wound   you�察  �he   would   pierce   himself   with   a   hundred   stabs   before 

your eyes。 But the husband has cast aside that humble submission which 

should always be yours�察�by his harsh deeds�察�the husband has made himself 

known�察�he thought the rights of marriage allowed him everything。 Yes�察�it 

is   he   no   doubt   who   is   guilty   towards   you�察  �he   only   has   ill´treated   your 

lovely person。 Hate�察�detest the husband�察�I consent to it�察�I yield him to your 

mercy�察     �but�察  �Alcmene�察     �spare   the   lover    from    the  anger    which     such    an 

offence gives you�察�do not let him suffer�察�differentiate between him and the 

guilty one�察�and�察�finally�察�in order to be just�察�do not punish him for what he 

has not done。 

     ALC。 Oh� �All these subtleties are but frivolous excuses�察�such language 

only     annoys      incensed     minds。     In   vain    do   you    use    these    ridiculous 

prevarications。   I   do   not   make   any   distinction   in   him   who   offends   me�察�

everything   in   him   becomes   the   object   of   my   anger�察  �the   lover   and   the 

husband       are   alike   confounded       in   its  just  violence。     Both     occupy     my 

thoughts�察�both are painted in the same colours by my wounded heart。 Both 

are guilty�察�both have offende
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