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400 BC
PHILOCTETES
by Sophocles
translated by Thomas Francklin
CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY
ULYSSES�察�King of Ithaca
NEOPTOLEMUS�察�son of Achilles
PHILOCTETES�察�son of Poeas and Companion of HERCULES
A SPY
HERCULES
CHORUS�察�composed of the companions of ULYSSES and NEOPTOLEMUS
PHILOCTETES
PHILOCTETES
��SCENE�此� A lonely region on the shore of Lemnos��
before a steep cliff in which is the entrance to PHILOCTETES' cave。
ULYSSES�察�NEOPTOLEMUS and an attendant enter。��
ULYSSES
At length�察�my noble friend�察�thou bravest son
Of a brave father´ father of us all��
The great Achilles´ we have reached the shore
Of sea´girt Lemnos�察�desert and forlorn��
Where never tread of human step is seen��
Or voice of mortal heard�察�save his alone��
Poor Philoctetes�察�Poeas' wretched son��
Whom here I left�察�for such were my commands
From Grecia's chiefs�察�when by his fatal wound
Oppressed�察�his groans and execrations dreadful
Alarmed our hosts�察�our sacred rites profaned��
And interrupted holy sacrifice。
But why should I repeat the tale�拭�The time
Admits not of delay。 We must not linger��
Lest he discover our arrival here��
And all our purposed fraud to draw him hence
Be ineffectual。 Lend me then thy aid。
Surveying round thee�察�canst thou see a rock
With double entrance´ to the sun's warm rays
In winter open�察�and in summer's heat
Giving free passage to the welcome breeze��
A little to the left there is a fountain
Of living water�察�where�察�if yet he breathes��
He slakes his thirst。 If aught thou seest of this
Inform me�察�so shall each to each impart
Counsel most fit�察�and serve our common cause。
NEOPTOLEMUS ��leaving ULYSSES a little behind him��
If I mistake not�察�I behold a cave��
E'en such as thou describst。
ULYSSES
Dost thou�拭�which way��
NEOPTOLEMUS
Yonder it is�察�but no path leading thither��
Or trace of human footstep。
ULYSSES
In his cell
A chance but he hath lain down to rest��
Look if he hath not。
NEOPTOLEMUS ��advancing to the cave��
Not a creature there。
ULYSSES
Nor food�察�nor mark of household preparation��
NEOPTOLEMUS
A rustic bed of scattered leaves。
ULYSSES
What more��
NEOPTOLEMUS
A wooden bowl�察�the work of some rude hand��
With a few sticks for fuel。
ULYSSES
This is all
His little treasure here。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Unhappy man��
Some linen for his wounds。
ULYSSES
This must be then
His place of habitation�察�far from hence
He cannot roam�察�distempered as he is��
It were impossible。 He is but gone
A little way for needful food�察�or herb
Of power to 'suage and mitigate his pain��
Wherefore despatch this servant to some place
Of observation�察�whence he may espy
His every motion�察�lest he rush upon us。
There's not a Grecian whom his soul so much
Could wish to crush beneath him as Ulysses。
��He makes a signal to the Attendant。 who retires。��
NEOPTOLEMUS
He's gone to guard each avenue�察�and now��
If thou hast aught of moment to impart
Touching our purpose�察�say it�察�I attend。
ULYSSES
Son of Achilles�察�mark me well� �Remember��
What we are doing not on strength alone��
Or courage�察�but oil conduct will depend��
Therefore if aught uncommon be proposed��
Strange to thy ears and adverse to thy nature��
Reflect that 'tis thy duty to comply��
And act conjunctive with me。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Well�察�what is it��
ULYSSES
We must deceive this Philoctetes�察�that
Will be thy task。 When he shall ask thee who
And what thou art�察�Achilles'son reply´
Thus far within the verge of truth�察�no more。
Add that resentment fired thee to forsake
The Grecian fleet�察�and seek thy native soil��
Unkindly used by those who long with vows
Had sought thy aid to humble haughty Troy��
And when thou cam'st�察�ungrateful as they were。
The arms of great Achilles�察�thy just right��
Gave to Ulysses。 Here thy bitter taunts
And sharp invectives liberally bestow
On me。 Say what thou wilt�察�I shall forgive��
And Greece will not forgive thee if thou dost not��
For against Troy thy efforts are all vain
Without his arrows。 Safely thou mayst hold
Friendship and converse with him�察�but I cannot。
Thou wert not with us when the war began��
Nor bound by solemn oath to join our host��
As I was�察�me he knows�察�and if he find
That I am with thee�察�we are both undone。
They must be ours then�察�these all´conquering arms��
Remember that。 I know thy noble nature
Abhors the thought of treachery or fraud。
But what a glorious prize is victory��
Therefore be bold�察�we will be just hereafter。
Give to deceit and me a little portion
Of one short day�察�and for thy future life
Be called the holiest�察�worthiest�察�best of men。
NEOPTOLEMUS
What but to hear alarms my conscious soul��
Son of Laertes�察�I shall never practise。
I was not born to flatter or betray��
Nor I�察�nor he´ the voice of fame reports´
Who gave me birth。 What open arms can do
Behold me prompt to act�察�but ne'er to fraud
Will I descend。 Sure we can more than match
In strength a foe thus lame and impotent。
I came to be a helpmate to thee�察�not
A base betrayer�察�and�察�O king� �believe me��
Rather�察�much rather would I fall by virtue
Than rise by guilt to certain victory。
ULYSSES
O noble youth� �and worthy of thy sire��
When I like thee was young�察�like thee of strength
And courage boastful�察�little did I deem
Of human policy�察�but long experience
Hath taught me�察�son�察�'tis not the powerful arm��
But soft enchanting tongue that governs all。
NEOPTOLEMUS
And thou wouldst have me tell an odious falsehood��
ULYSSES
He must be gained by fraud。
NEOPTOLEMUS
By fraud�拭�And why
Not by persuasion��
ULYSSES
He'll not listen to it��
And force were vainer still。
NEOPTOLEMUS
What mighty power
Hath he to boast��
ULYSSES
His arrows winged with death
Inevitable。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Then it were not safe
E'en to approach him。
ULYSSES
No�察�unless by fraud
He be secured。
NEOPTOLEMUS
And thinkst thou 'tis not base
To tell a lie then��
ULYSSES
Not if on that lie
Depends our safety。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Who shall dare to tell it
Without a blush��
ULYSSES
We need not blush at aught
That may promote our interest and success。
NEOPTOLEMUS
But where's the interest that should bias me��
Come he or not to Troy�察�imports it aught
To Neoptolemus��
ULYSSES
Troy cannot fall
Without his arrows。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Saidst thou not that I
Was destined to destroy her��
ULYSSES
Without them
Naught canst thou do�察�and they without thee nothing。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Then I must have them。
ULYSSES
When thou hast�察�remember
A double prize awaits thee。
NEOPTOLEMUS
What�察�Ulysses��
ULYSSES
The glorious names of valiant and of wise。
NEOPTOLEMUS
Away� �I'll do it。 Thoughts of guilt or shame
No more appal me。
ULYSSES
Wilt thou do it then��
Wilt thou remember what I told thee of��
NEOPTOLEMUS
Depend on 't�察�I have promised´ that's sufficient。
ULYSSES
Here then remain thou�察�I must not be seen。
If thou stay long�察�I'll send a faithful spy��
Who in a sailor's habit well disguised
May pass unknown�察�of him�察�from time to time��
What best may suit our purpose thou shalt know。
I'll to the ship。 Farewell� �and may the god
Who brought us here�察�the fraudful Mercury��
And great Minerva�察�guardian of our country��
And ever kind to me�察�protect us still��
��ULYSSES goes out as the CHORUS enters。 The following lines
are chanted responsively between NEOPTOLEMUS and the CHORUS。��
CHORUS
strophe 1
Master�察�instruct us�察�strangers as we are��
What we may utter�察�what we must conceal。
Doubtless the man we seek will entertain
Suspicion of us�察�how are we to act��
To those alone belongs the art to rule
Who bear the sceptre from the hand of Jove��
To thee of right devolves the power supreme��
From thy great ancestors delivered down��
Speak then�察�our royal lord�察�and we obey。
NEOPTOLEMUS
systema 1
If you would penetrate yon deep recess
To seek the cave where Philoctetes lies��
Go forward�察�but remember to return
When the poor wanderer comes this way�察�prepared
To aid our purpose here if need require。
CHORUS
antistrophe 1
O king� �we ever meant to fix our eyes
On thee�察�and wait attentive to thy will��
But�察�tell us�察�in what part is he concealed��
'Tis fit we know the place�察�lest unobserved
He rush upon us。 Which way doth it lie��
Seest thou his footsteps leading from the cave��
Or hither bent��
NEOPTOLEMUS ��advancing towards the cave��
systema 2
Behold the double door
Of his poor dwelling�察�and the flinty bed。
CHORUS
And whither is its wretched master gone��
NEOPTOLEMUS
Doubtless in search of food�察�and not far off��