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and I still can hear the older warlord saying, ‘Obey, obey, or a heavy doom will crush me! -
Oh but doom will crush me once I rend my child, the glory of my house - a father’s hands are stained, blood of a young girl streaks the altar. Pain both ways and what is worse? Desert the fleets, fail the alliance? No, but stop the winds with a virgin’s blood, feed their lust, their fury? - feed their fury! - Law is law ! - Let all go well.’
Yes, he had the heart to sacrifice his daughter, to bless the war that avenged a woman’s loss, a bridal rite that sped the men-of-war.
But Justice turns the balance scales, sees that we suffer and we suffer and we learn.
Let all go well today, well as she could want, Turning to CLYTAEMNESTRA. our midnight watch, our lone defender, single-minded queen.
You will hear a joy beyond your hopes. Priam’s citadel - the Greeks have taken Troy! LEADER: No, what do you mean? I can’t believe it. CLYTAEMNESTRA: Troy is ours. Is that clear enough? LEADER: The joy of it, stealing over me, calling up my tears - CLYTAEMNESTRA: Yes, your eyes expose your loyal hearts. LEADER: And you have proof?
