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HECUBA
Even so�察�soon as ever he heard of the Phrygians' disaster。
AGAMEMNON
Where didst find him�拭�or did some one bring his corpse��
HECUBA
This maid�察�who chanced upon it on the sea´shore。
AGAMEMNON
Was she seeking it�察�or bent on other tasks��
HECUBA
She had gone to fetch water from the sea to wash Polyxena。
AGAMEMNON
It seems then his host slew him and cast his body out to sea。
HECUBA
Aye�察�for the waves to toss�察�after mangling him thus。
AGAMEMNON
Woe is thee for thy measureless troubles��
HECUBA
I am ruined�察�no evil now is left�察�O Agamemnon。
AGAMEMNON
Look you� �what woman was ever born to such misfortune��
HECUBA
There is none�察�unless thou wouldst name misfortune herself。 But
hear my reason for throwing myself at thy knees。 If my treatment seems
to thee deserved�察�I will be content�察�but�察�if otherwise�察�help me to
punish this most godless host�察�that hath wrought a deed most damned��
fearless alike of gods in heaven or hell�察�who�察�though full oft he
had shared my board and been counted first of all my guest´friends and
after meeting with every kindness he could claim and receiving my
consideration�察�slew my son�察�and bent though he was on murder��
deigned not to bury him but cast his body forth to sea。
I may be a slave and weak as well�察�but the gods are strong�察�and
custom too which prevails o'er them�察�for by custom it is that we
believe in them and set up bounds of right and wrong for our lives。
Now if this principle�察�when referred to thee�察�is to be set at
naught�察�and they are to escape punishment who murder guests or dare to
plunder the temples of gods�察�then is all fairness in things human at
an end。 Deem this then a disgrace and show regard for me�察�have pity on
me�察�and�察�like an artist standing back from his picture�察�look on me and
closely scan my piteous state。 I was once queen�察�but now I am thy
slave�察�a happy mother once�察�but now childless and old alike�察�reft of
city�察�utterly forlorn�察�the most wretched woman living。 Ah� �woe is
me� �whither wouldst thou withdraw thy steps from me�拭。�as AGAMEMNON
is turning away�� My efforts then will be in vain�察�ah me� �ah me� �Why��
oh� �why do we mortals toil�察�as needs we must�察�and seek out all other
sciences�察�but persuasion�察�the only real mistress of mankind�察�we take
no furthur pains to master completely by offering to pay for the
knowledge�察�so that any man might upon occasion convince his fellows as
he pleased and gain his point as well�拭�How shall anyone hereafter hope
for prosperity�拭�All those my sons are gone from me�察�and I�察�their
mother�察�am led away into captivity to suffer shame�察�while yonder I see
the smoke leaping up o'er my city。 Further´though perhaps this were
idly urged�察�to plead thy love�察�still will I put the case�此�at thy
side lies my daughter�察�Cassandra�察�the maid inspired�察�as the
Phrygians call her。 How then�察�king�察�wilt thou acknowledge those nights
of rapture�察�or what return shall she my daughter or I her mother
have for all the love she has lavished on her lord�拭�For from
darkness and the endearments of the night mortals reap by far their
keenest joys。 Hearken then�察�dost see this corpse�拭�By doing him a
service thou wilt do it to a kinsman of thy bride's。 One thing only
have I yet to urge。 Oh� �would I had a voice in arms�察�in hands�察�in hair
and feet�察�placed there by the arts of Daedalus or some god�察�that all
together they might with tears embrace thy knees�察�bringing a
thousand pleas to bear on thee� �O my lord and master�察�most glorious
light of Hellas�察�listen�察�stretch forth a helping hand to this aged
woman�察�for all she is a thing of naught�察�still do so。 For 'tis ever
a good man's duty to succour the right�察�and to punish evil´doers
wherever found。
LEADER
'Tis strange how each extreme doth meet in human life� �Custom
determines even our natural ties�察�making the most bitter foes friends��
and regarding as foes those who formerly were friends。
AGAMEMNON
Hecuba�察�I feel compassion for thee and thy son and thy
ill´fortune�察�as well as for thy suppliant gesture�察�and I would
gladly see yon impious host pay thee this forfeit for the sake of
heaven and justice�察�could I but find some way to help thee without
appearing to the army to have plotted the death of the Thracian king
for Cassandra's sake。 For on one point I am assailed by perplexity��
the army count this man their friend�察�the dead their foe�察�that he is
dear to thee is a matter apart�察�wherein the army has no share。 Reflect
on this�察�for though thou find'st me ready to share thy toil and
quick to lend my aid�察�yet the risk of being reproached by the Achaeans
makes me hesitate。
HECUBA
Ah� �there is not in the world a single man free�察�for he is
either a slave to money or to fortune�察�or else the people in their
thousands or the fear of public prosecution prevents him from
following the dictates of his heart。
But since thou art afraid�察�deferring too much to the rabble�察�I
will rid thee of that fear。 Thus�察�be privy to my plot if I devise
mischief against this murderer�察�but refrain from any share in it。
And if there break out among the Achaeans any uproar or attempt at
rescue�察�when the Thracian is suffering his doom�察�check it�察�though
without seeming to do so for my sake。 For what remains�察�take heart��
I will arrange everything well。
AGAMEMNON
How�拭�what wilt thou do�拭�wilt take a sword in thy old hand and slay
the barbarian�察�or hast thou drugs or what to help thee�拭�Who will
take thy part�拭�whence wilt thou procure friends��
HECUBA
Sheltered beneath these tents is a host of Trojan women。
AGAMEMNON
Dost mean the captives�察�the booty of the Hellenes��
HECUBA
With their help will I punish my murderous foe。
AGAMEMNON
How are women to master men��
HECUBA
Numbers are a fearful thing�察�and joined to craft a desperate foe。
AGAMEMNON
True�察�still I have a mean opinion of the female race。
HECUBA
What�拭�did not women slay the sons of Aegyptus�察�and utterly clear
Lemnos of men�拭�But let it be even thus�察�put an end to our
conference�察�and send this woman for me safely through the host。 And do
thou ��To servant�� draw near my Thracian friend and say�察 �Hecuba��
once queen of Ilium�察�summons thee�察�on thy own business no less than
hers�察�thy children too�察�for they also must hear what she has to
say。; ��The servant goes out。�� Defer awhile�察�Agamemnon�察�the burial of
Polyxena lately slain�察�that brother and sister may be laid on the same
pyre and buried side by side�察�a double cause of sorrow to their
mother。
AGAMEMNON
So shall it be�察�yet had the host been able to sail�察�I could not
have granted thee this boon�察�but�察�as it is�察�since the god sends
forth no favouring breeze�察�we needs must abide�察�seeing�察�as we do�察�that
sailing cannot be。 Good luck to thee� �for this is the interest alike
of citizen and state�察�that the wrong´doer be punished and the good man
prosper。
��AGAMEMNON departs as HECUBA withdraws into the tent。��
CHORUS ��singing��
strophe 1
No more�察�my native Ilium�察�shalt thou be counted among the towns
ne'er sacked�察�so thick a cloud of Hellene troops is settling all
around�察�wasting thee with the spear�察�shorn art thou of thy coronal
of towers�察�and fouled most piteously with filthy soot�察�no more�察�ah me��
shall tread thy streets。
antistrophe 1
'Twas in the middle of the night my ruin came�察�in the hour when
sleep steals sweetly o'er the eyes after the feast is done。 My
husband�察�the music o'er�察�and the sacrifice that sets the dance afoot
now ended�察�was lying in our bridal´chamber�察�his spear hung on a peg��
with never a thought of the sailor´throng encamped upon the Trojan
shores��
strophe 2
and I was braiding my tresses 'neath a tight´drawn snood before my
golden mirror's countless rays�察�that I might lay me down to rest�察�when
lo� �through the city rose a din�察�and a cry went ringing down the
streets of Troy�察 �Ye sons of Hellas�察�when�察�oh� �when will ye sack the
citadel of Ilium�察�and seek your homes�拭�
antistrophe 2
Up sprang I from my bed�察�with only a mantle about me�察�like
Dorian maid�察�and sought in vain�察�ah me� �to station myself at the
holy hearth of Artemis�察�for�察�after seeing my husband slain�察�I was
hurried away o'er the broad sea�察�with many a backward look at my city��
when the ship began her homeward voyage and parted me from Ilium's
strand�察�till alas� �for very grief I fainted��
epode
cursing Helen the sister of the Dioscuri�察�and Paris the baleful
shepherd of Ida�察�for 'twas their marriage�察�which was no marriage but a
curse by some demon sent�察�that robbed me of my country and drove me
from my home。 Oh� �may the sea's salt flood neer carry her home
again�察�and may she never set foot in her father's halls��
��HECUBA comes out of the tent as POLYMESTOR��
his children and guards enter。��
POLYMESTOR
My dear friend Priam�察�and thou no less�察�Hecuba�察�I weep to see thee
and thy city thus�察�and thy daughter lately slain。 Alas� �there is
naught to be relied on�察�fair fame is insecure�察�nor is there any
guarantee that weal will not be turned to woe。 For the gods confound
our fortunes�察�tossing them to and fro�察�and introduce confusion�察�that
our perplexity may make us worship them。 But what boots it to bemoan
these things�察�when it brings one no nearer to heading the trouble��
If thou art blaming me at all for my absence�察�stay a moment�察�I was
away in the very heart of Thrace when thou wast brought hither�察�but on
my return�察�just as I was starting from my home for the same purpose��
thy maid fel
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