EURIPIDES
Live in this land. For even though I have been wronged,
I will not raise my voice, but submit to my betters. 315
Creon
What you say sounds gentle enough. Still in my heart
I greatly dread that you are-plotting some evil,
And therefore I trust you even less than before.
A sharp-tempered woman, or, for that matter, a man,
Is easier to deal with than the clever type 320
Who holds her tongue. No. You must go. No need for
more
Speeches. The thing is fixed. By no manner of means
Shall you, an enemy of mine, stay in my country.
Medea
I beg you. By your knees, by your new-wedded girl.
Creon
Your words are wasted. You will never persuade me. 325
Medea
Will you drive me out, and give no heed to my prayers?
Creon
I will, for I love my family more than you.
Medea
0 my country! How bitterly now I remember you!
Creon
1 love my country too—next after my children.
Medea
Oh what an evil to men is passionate love! 330
Creon
That would depend on the luck that goes along with it.
Medea
O God, do not forget who is the cause of this!
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