In. How boastest thou to know, not of his knowledge?
Pr. I boast not: he that knoweth not may boast.
In. Thy daring words bewilder sense with sound.
Pr. I thought to find thee ripe for daring deeds.
In. And what the deed for which I prove unripe?
Pr. To take of heaven’s fire.
In. And were I ripe,
What should I dare, beseech you?
Pr. The wrath of Zeus.
In. Madman, pretending in one hand to hold