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Think, too, of mine.

Thine, thou born knave!

Yes. What, if thou art blind in everything?

The King must be obeyed.

Not if the King

Does evil.

To your King! Ho, Thebes, mine own!

Thebes is my country, not the King’s alone.

[ has drawn his sword; the Chorus show signs of breaking into two parties to fight for or for, when the door opens and  appears on the steps.

Stay, Princes, stay! See, on the Castle stair

The Queen Jocasta standeth. Show to her

Your strife. She will assuage it as is well.