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Andromache (460-500)

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my tongue shall never flatter thee or that daughter of thine. For though thou wert of great account in Sparta, why so was I in Troy. And if I am now in sorry plight, presume not thou on this; thou too mayst be so yet.
464
Chorus
Never, oh! never will I commend rival wives or sons[*] of different mothers, a cause of strife, of bitterness, and grief every house. I would have a husband content with one wife whose rights
he shareth with no other.
471
Chorus
Not even in states is dual monarchy better to bear than undivided rule;
it only doubles burdens and causes faction amongst the citizens. Often too will the Muse sow strife twixt rivals[*] in the art of minstrelsy.
479
Chorus
Again, when strong winds are drifting mariners,
the divided counsel of the wise is not conducive to steering, and their collective wisdom has less weight than the inferior intelligence of the single man who has sole authority;[*] for this is the essence of power alike in house and state, wheneer men care to find the proper moment.
486
Chorus
This Spartan, the daughter of the great chief Menelaus, proves this; for she hath kindled hot fury against a rival, and is bent on slaying the hapless Trojan maid
and her child to further her bitter quarrel. Tis a murder gods and laws and kindness all forbid. Ah! lady, retribution for this deed will visit thee yet.
494
Chorus
But lo!
before the house I see those two united souls, condemned to die. Alas! for thee, poor lady, and for thee, unhappy child, who art dying on account of thy mothers marriage, though thou hast no share therein
and canst not be blamed by the royal house.

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