"For from my loins is sprung A generation whose iniquities, Whose crimes, of horror never known till now, Make all their predecessors' sins look small And me an innocent. Does any place in hell Still lack a tenant? I can furnish one From my posterity." Ghost of Tantalus, "Thyestes," Act I, page 45

"Let every corner of this place Be filled with the revenge of Tantalus!" Fury, "Thyestes," Act I, page 47

"Men compelled by fear To praise, may be by fear compelled to hate. He who desires to win sincere approval Will seek it in the heart, not on the tongue." Minister, "Thyestes," Act II, page 54

"One kingdom cannot have two kings at once." Thyestes, "Thyestes," Act III, page 64

"I know why you are angry; 'tis your grief That you were cheated of the crime you purposed. You weep, not that you ate this loathsome meal, But that you...