Bereczky Erzsébet (szerk.): Imre Madách: The Tragedy of Man. Essays about the ideas and the directing of the Drama (Budapest, 1985)
Imre Madách: The Tragedy of Man - full text of the drama - Translated by Joseph Grosz
And the protection of the Graces! THE MAIDENS Oh, Aphrodite! Many thanks to you! FIRST DEMAGOGUE People of Athens, listen to my charge! Miltiades betrayed the fatherland. SECOND DEMAGOGUE You he! You lie! Listen to me before It is too late; you will regret your shame. FIRST CITIZEN Get down! Away with you, impertinent! (The Second Demagogue is dragged into the crowd.) FIRST DEMAGOGUE Our golden youth is under his command. He could have taken Lemnos with one stroke, But now lies still at Pharos. He sold us out! THIRD CITIZEN Death on his head! Now go ahead and shout! Or none of you shall ever work for me. (The sacrifice is ended. The Gods and Graces disappear.) EVE (straightens up from her kneeling) My son, let’s see, what is this noise outside? KIMON Mother, a traitor’s being sentenced now. EVE (walks toward the steps of the temple) My heart is always pressed when I must see The starving people judge a noble man. THE GRACES 171
