Ajax
And well thou mightst : a deed like that
became
My sad condition.
Ajax. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.
Ajax. Sophocles. Thomas Francklin (Translator). London. 1758–1759.
English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759) (OCR draft) (English) (English (Thomas Francklin, 1758–1759))
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mvp-comment-317-1 κακοῖσιν 1
mvp-comment-318-1 μὴ σοί γε 2 σοί 3
mvp-comment-319-1 πρέπον γέ τἂν ἦν 4
mvp-comment-319-2 δαίμονος 5
mvp-comment-320-1 ἀλλ’ οὖν 6 γε 7
mvp-comment-320-2 )φύλαξα 8
mvp-comment-320-3 ἀρκέσαι 9
mvp-comment-321-1 ἐπῄνες’ 10
mvp-comment-321-2 ἔθου 11
mvp-comment-322-1 ὡς ἐκ τῶνδ’ 12 ἐκτῶνδε 13 ὡς 14
mvp-comment-323-1 καὶ μὴν 15
mvp-comment-323-2 γε 16 πέλας. 17
mvp-comment-323-3 προσπόλοις 18
mvp-comment-324-1 μὴ οὐ 19 τί μέλλει 20
mvp-comment-324-2 παρουσίαν ἔχειν 21
532. mvp-comment-362-1 By using the general word κακοῖσιν, Ajax avoids specifying the evil, which is too manifest. τί μοι λέγεις;] 'What mean you, pray?' Cp. O. T. 954, τί μοι λέγει; μοι here expresses impatience.
533. mvp-comment-363-1 Tecmessa cannot withhold the truth from Ajax. Cp. supr. 315.
534. mvp-comment-364-1 'That truly would have been in character with my destiny.' The descriptive genitive (= πρὸς δαίμονος τουμοῦ) takes the place of the more usual dative after the participle. Cp. Plat. Polit. 271 Ε, τῆς τοιαύτης .. κατακοσμήσεως ἑπόμενα.
535. mvp-comment-365-1 'Well, my watchfulness did that service at any rate.' Join τοῦτο with ἀρκέσαι, ἱ.ε. τὸ μὴ θανεῖν σφε.
536. mvp-comment-366-1 ἐπῄνεσ'] For this use of the aorist, see Essay on L. § 32, 6. p. 55. Ajax still speaks as a master to a slave, but he feels to the full extent the service rendered in saving the life of his son.
537. mvp-comment-367-1 Tecmessa remains irresolute, till, in 540, Ajax' anger begins to rise.
540. mvp-comment-368-1 παρουσίαν ἔχειν = παρεῖναι. So in Ant. 237, ἔχεις ἀθυμίαν = ἀθυμεῖς, and supr. 139, ὅκνον ἔχω = ὀκνῶ.