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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��

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