Euripides' ALCESTIS Complete

Translated by Gilbert Murray. - Cf. An Introduction to Euripides' Alcestis by Murray

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Admetus (desperately): Lord, this is violence ... wrong ...

Heracles: Reach forth thine hand
And touch this comer from a distant land.

Admetus: (holding out his hand without looking).
Like Perseus when he touched the Gorgon, there!

Heracles: Thou hast touched her?

Admetus: (at last taking her hand).
Touched her?... Yes.

Heracles: (a hand on the shoulder of each).
Then cling to her;
And say if thou hast found a guest of grace
In God's son, Heracles! Look in her face;
Look; is she like...?

[Admetus looks and stands amazed.]
Go, and forget in bliss
Thy sorrow!

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