Penny Dreadfuls, 1912 · page 74 of 118
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# Victorian Page Analysis This is a page of running dramatic dialogue from what appears to be a classical theatrical text rather than a penny dreadful. The page contains a scene from Euripides' *Medea*, featuring an exchange between Medea and an Attendant character. Medea expresses despair over her situation, acknowledging that the gods and her own "evil mind" have brought her suffering, while the Attendant attempts to console her by noting that many mothers have endured separation from their children. The dialogue is presented in verse form with character names in capitals preceding each speech.
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58 EURIPIDES ATTENDANT. Is some word of wrath Here hidden that I knew not of P And hath My hope to give thee joy so cheated me? MEDEA. Thou givest what thou givest: I blame not thee. ATTENDANT. Thy brows are all o’ercast: thine eyes are filled... . MEDEA. _ For bitter need, Old Man! The gods have willed, And my own evil mind, that this should come. ATTENDANT. Take heart! Thy sons one day will bring thee home. MEDEA. Home? ... I have others to send home. Woe’s me! ATTENDANT. Be patient. Many a mother before thee® Hath parted from her children. We poor things Of men must needs endure what fortune brings. (E(0) Gomicbooks a e q. ale oe ee