Electra. Sophocles. Lewis Campbell (Translator). London, New York and Toronto. 1906.
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mvp-comment-826-1 πᾶσ’ ἀνάγκη 1 τά τ’ ὄντα καὶ μέλλοντα 2
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Aegisthus means: ‘Must this house witness, not only those sorrows of our family which exist already, but those others which are to come, if I am slain?’ He speaks of his impending doom as if it were due, not to his own crimes, but to the working of the hereditary
ἀρά, and implies that it will be followed by other deeds of bloodshed. In saying
Πελοπιδῶν
3
1497-1498. mvp-comment-706-1 These words of Aegisthus, when about to die, are calculated to strike awe into the spectator, who reflects with himself, And is this the final consummation after all, even though it appear so to the Chorus (ll. 1508-10)?' So much is allowed to remain of the impression produced by the Choëphori, 1075, 6, ποῖ δῆτα κρανεῖ, ποῖ καταλήξει μετακοιμισθὲν μένος ἄτης;