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1、380BCPLUTUSbyAristophanesanonymoustranslatorCHARACTERSINTHEPLAYCHREMYLUSCARIO,ServantofChremylusPLUTUS,GodofRichesBLEPSIDEMUS,friendofChremylusPOVERTYWIFEOFCHREMYLUSAJUSTMANANINFORMERANOLDWOMANAYOUTHHERMESAPRIESTOFZEUSCHORUSOFRUSTICSPLUTUSPLUTUSSCENETheOrchestrarepresentsa
2、publicsquareinAthens.InthebackgroundisthehouseofCHREMYLUS.Araggedoldblindmanenters,followedbyCHREMYLUSandhisslaveCARIO.CARIOWhatanunhappyfate,greatgods,tobetheslaveofafool!Aservantmaygivethebestofadvice,butifhismasterdoesnotfollowit,thepoolslavemustinevitablyhavehissharein
3、thedisaster;forfortunedoesnotallowhimtodisposeofhisownbody,itbelongstohismasterwhohasboughtit.Alas!'tisthewayoftheworld.Butthegod,Apollo(intragicstyle),whoseoraclesthePythianpriestessonhergoldentripodmakesknowntous,deservesmycensure,forsurelyheisaphysicianandacunningdivine
4、r;andyetmymasterisleavinghistempleinfectedwithmeremadnessandinsistsonfollowingablindman.Isthisnotopposedtoallgoodsense?Itisforus,whoseeclearly,toguidethosewhodon't;whereasheclingstothetrailofablindfellowandcompelsmetodothesamewithoutansweringmyquestionswitheveraword.(ToCHR
5、EMYLUS)Aye,master,unlessyoutellmewhywearefollowingthisunknownfellow,Iwillnotbesilent,butIwillworryandtormentyou,foryoucannotbeatmebecauseofmysacredchapletoflaurel.CHREMYLUSNo,butifyouworrymeIwilltakeoffyourchaplets,andthenyouwillonlygetasounderthrashing.CARIOThat'sanoldson
6、g!Iamgoingtoleaveyounopeacetillyouhavetoldmewhothismanis;andifIaskit,it'sentirelybecauseofmyinterestinyou.CHREMYLUSWell,beitso.Iwillrevealittoyouasbeingthemostfaithfulandthemostrascallyofallmyservants.Ihonouredthegodsanddidwhatwasright,andyetIwasnonethelesspoorandunfortuna
7、te.CARIOIknowitbuttoowell.CHREMYLUSOthersamassedwealth-thesacrilegious,thedemagogues,theinformers,indeedeverysortofrascal.CARIOIbelieveyou.CHREMYLUSThereforeIcametoconsulttheoracleofthegod,notonmyownaccount,formyunfortunatelifeisnearingitsend,butformyonlyson;IwantedtoaskAp
8、olloifitwasnecessaryforhimtobecomeathoroughknaveandrenouncehisvirtuousprinciples,sincetha
