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Who shall do judgment, if thy father lies

Forgotten?

Stay! How if some fiend of Hell,

Hid in God's likeness, spake that oracle?

In God's own house? I trow not.

And I trow

It was an evil charge!

To fail me now!

To fail me now! A coward!—O brother, no!

What shall it be, then? The same stealthy blow

That slew our father! Courage! thou hast slain

Aegisthus.

Aye. So be it.—I have ta'en

A path of many terrors: and shall do

Deeds horrible. 'Tis God will have it so

Is this the joy of battle, or wild woe?

[He goes into the house.