Penny Dreadfuls, 1912 · page 79 of 118
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running dramatic dialogue (page 63) from what appears to be a Victorian theatrical adaptation or poem titled "Medea." The scene depicts Medea learning that a king and princess have been murdered by her poison, and she responds with satisfaction rather than remorse. A messenger urgently warns her to flee, while Medea welcomes the news as enhancing her reputation among friends. The text consists entirely of dramatic verse dialogue between the characters Medea and the Messenger, with stage directions in brackets.
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MEDEA 63 That God should send this one thing more Of hunger and of dread, a door Set wide to every wind of pain? [MEDEA comes out alone from the house. MEDEA. Friends, this long hour I wait on Fortune’s eyes, _ And strain my senses in a hot surmise What passeth on that hill.— Ha! even now There comes .. . ’tis one of Jason’s men, I trow. His wild-perturbéd breath doth warrant me The tidings of some strange calamity | Enter MESSENGER. MESSENGER. O dire and ghastly deed! Get thee away, Medea! Fly! Nor let behind thee stay One chariot’s wing, one keel that sweeps the seas... . MEDEA, And what hath chanced, to cause such flights as these P MESSENGER. The maiden princess lieth —and her sire, The king—both murdered by thy poison-fire. MEDEA. Most happy tiding! Which thy name prefers Henceforth among my friends and well-wishers. Eomichbooks.com