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1、AmphitryonAmphitryonTranslatedbyA.R.Waller,M.A.1AmphitryonPREFACEAmphitryonwasplayedforthefirsttimeinParis,attheTheatreduPalais-Royal,January13,1668.Itwassuccessfullyreceived,holdingtheboardsuntilthe18thofMarch,whenEasterintervened.Afterthere-openingofthethe
2、atre,itwasplayedhalfadozentimesmorethesameyear,andcontinuedtoplease.Thefirsteditionwaspublishedin1668.Note:ItisperhapshardlynecessarytoreferthereadertoAmphitryon,byPlautus,thecomedyuponwhichMoliere'scharmingplaywas,inthemain,based.Therenderingattemptedhereca
3、ngivebutafaintreflectionoftheoriginal,forhardlyanycomedyofMoliere'slosesmoreintheprocessoftranslation.2AmphitryonPROLOGUEMERCURY,onacloud;NIGHT,inachariotdrawnbytwohorsesMERC.Wait!GentleNight;deigntostayawhile:Somehelpisneededfromyou.Ihavetwowordstosaytoyouf
4、romJupiter.NIGHT.Ah!Ah!Itisyou,SeigneurMercury!Whowouldhavethoughtofyouhere,inthatposition?MERC.Well,feelingtired,andnotbeingabletofulfilthedifferentdutiesJupiterorderedme,Iquietlysatdownonthiscloudtoawaityourcoming.NIGHT.Youjest,Mercury:youdonotmeanit;doesi
5、tbecometheGodstosaytheyaretired?MERC.AretheGodsmadeofiron?NIGHT.No;butonemustalwayshaveacarefordivinedecorum.Therearecertainwordstheuseofwhichdebasesthissublimequality,anditismeetthattheseshouldbelefttomen,becausetheyareunworthy.MERC.Youspeakatyourease,fairl
6、ady,fromaswiftlyrollingchariot,inwhich,likeadamefreefromcare;youaredrawnbytwofinehorseswhereveryoulike.Butitisnotthesamewithme.SuchismymiserablefatethatIcannotbearthepoetstoogreatagrudgefortheirgrossimpertinenceinhaving,byanunjustlaw,whichtheywishtoretaininf
7、orce,givenaseparateconveyancetoeachGod,forhisownuse,andleftmetogoonfoot:me,likeavillagemessenger,though,aseveryoneknows,IamthefamousmessengerofthesovereignoftheGods,ontheearthandintheheavens.Withoutanyexaggeration,Ineedmorethananyoneelsethemeansofbeingcarrie
8、dabout,becauseofallthedutiesheputsuponme.NIGHT.Whatcanonedo?Thepoetsdowhatpleasesthem.Itisnottheonlystupiditywehavedetectedinthesegentlemen.Butsurelyyourirritationagainstthemiswrong,forthewingsa
