Excerpt from The Rhesus of Euripides It will be convenient, however, for the sake Of clearness, to give a short Sketch of the plot, in spite of the familiarity Of the subject-matter. Achilles having withdrawn his forces, the Greeks are no longer able to resist the onslaught of Hector. A day Of disaster has forced them to take refuge behind the rampart Of their naval camp. The victorious Trojans are spending the night around their fires on the Open plain. The play begins with the arrival Of a body of excited sentries (forming the chorus) who rush into the orchestra and loudly call on Hector. It is past midnight, but they have noticed a blaze Of light in the camp of the foe. Hector, rising in haste, verifies their report, and concludes that the Greeks are meditating im mediate flight. TO check their design he is about to order a night attack on the Greek rampart, when Aeneas Opportunely appears and persuades him before taking action to send out a spy to investigate the mystery. Hector accordingly appeals for a Volunteer, and Dolon, one Of his Offers him self for the enterprise on condition of receiving as his share Of the spoils of victory the horses of Achilles. The bargain completed, he retires to disguise himself for his mission. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.