Orestes
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Electra
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Nor did I betray you.
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Electra
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And I with laments.
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Electra
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Now, friends in the house with swords, seize the prey!
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Orestes
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(within.) Silence! You are here for our safety, not yours.
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Orestes
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You are spared.
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Phrygian
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How well you said that!
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Phrygian
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You didn’t say that well!
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Menelaus
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No, no! Don’t do it!
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Orestes
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And rule a kingdom, yes.
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Orestes
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Here in Pelasgian Argos.
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Orestes
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And why not?
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Orestes
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Well, are you?
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Orestes
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But not your heart.
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Orestes
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The one who loves his father.
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Orestes
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He was born fortunate.
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Orestes
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No, for I do not delight in these wicked women.
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Orestes
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You are a liar.
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Orestes
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Now you are not a liar!
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Orestes
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Go to the Argives and persuade them—
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Orestes
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Not to kill us; entreat the city.
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Orestes
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That is correct.
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Orestes
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Am I not wretched?
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Orestes
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If only she had been!
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Orestes
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Except where I was concerned.
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Orestes
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Yes, for you would not help me then.
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Orestes
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Your own cowardice has you. Calling from the roof to Electra Fire the palace from beneath, Electra; and, Pylades, my most trusty friend,
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Menelaus
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I must obey.