Excerpts from the Book 'The House Of Atreus':

... words the wise may learn,. To others, nought remember nor discern. [_Exit. The chorus of old men of Mycenae enter, each leaning on a staff. During ...
... a curse on Atreus' home and seed,. So, trailing on the earth her robe of saffron dye,. With one last piteous dart from her beseeching eye. Those ...
... lips have told,. Worthy a wise man's utterance, O my queen. Now with clear trust in thy convincing tale. I set me to salute the gods with ...
... thine heart wrung with longing for thy land. HERALD. So that this joy doth brim mine eyes with tears. CHORUS. On you too then ...
... thine and mine,. The pledge and symbol of our wedded troth,. Stands not beside us now, as he should stand. Nor marvel thou at this: he dwells ...
... the laver-hark, he falls by treachery. CHORUS. I read amiss dark sayings such as thine,. Yet something warns me that they tell ...
... the gate against my master's foot-. My master-mine-I bear the slave's yoke now,. And he, the lord of ships, who trod down Troy,. Knows ...
... wove and wound, thy life around,. And lo. I see thee lie,. And thro' a coward, impious wound. Pant forth thy life and die. A death of shame-ah ...
... halls of high estate-. And none can wrench from off the home of sin. The clinging grasp of fate. CLYTEMNESTRA. Now walks thy word ...
... ye, a second sign-these footsteps, look,-. Like to my own, a corresponsive print. And look, another footmark,-this his own,. And that the ...
... homeless made:. Ah, and all is full of ill,. Comfort is there none to say. Strive and wrestle as we may,. Still stands doom invincible. CHORUS. Nay, ...
... a dog from the chamber they thrust me away,. And in place of my laughter rose sobbing and tears. As in darkness I lay. O father, if this word ...
... and Chance agree,. Up to the deed that for thy sire is done. And if she wail unto thee,Spare, O son-. Cry,Aid, O father-and achieve the deed,. The ...
... since Orestes, driven on by doom,. Thus crowns the height of murders manifold,. I say, 'tis well-that not in night and death. Should sink the eye ...
... and wizened maidenhood. Nor god nor man nor beast can e'er draw near. Yea, evil were they born, for evil's doom,. Evil the dark abyss of Tartarus. Wherein ...
... turnd us to scorn. He hath slipped from the , whom we chased: he. hath 'scaped us who should be our prey-. O'ermastered by slumber we sank, and ...
... ground. Yea, to the depth of doom intolerable. And they who erst were great,. And upon earth held high their pride and glory,. Are brought to ...
... thy shrine that he from this time forth. Be loyal unto thee for evermore,. O goddess-queen, and thou unto thy side. Mayst win and hold ...
... sway. APOLLO. O stranger judges, sum aright the count. Of votes cast forth, and, parting them, take heed. Ye err not in decision. The default. Of ...
... tragedy. His name derives from the Greek word aiskhos (??????), meaning shame. According to Aristotle, he expanded the number of characters in plays ...