The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Clytemnestra: Then bring him back.

Electra: Bring back my father too.

Clytemnestra: Where lurks the boy?

Electra: In safety, where he fears no rival's power.

This will content a loving mother.

Clytemnestra: Yes,

But not an angry one. Thou diest today.970

Electra: Oh, let me perish by thy practiced hand!

Behold, I leave the altar's sheltering side;

Wilt plunge the knife into my tender throat?