ELECTRA: Oh but my love — now that you have travelled back down all those years to meet my heart, over all this grief of mine, do not oh love — OREST… - Sophocles

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ELECTRA: Oh but my love — now that you have travelled back down all those years to meet my heart, over all this grief of mine, do not oh love — ORESTES: What are you asking?

ELECTRA: Do not turn your face from me. Don't take yourself away.

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Sophocles (Greek: Σοφοκλῆς; 496 – 406 BCE) was a Greek playwright, dramatist, priest, and politician of Classical Athens. He was also a general for the Athenian Empire in the Peloponnesian Wars, and during his service he led the battle against the Peloponnesian Island of Samos.[citation needed]

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Native Name: Σοφοκλῆς
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