Alcestis

Euripides

Euripides. The Plays of Euripides, Translated into English Prose from the Text of Paley. Vol. I. Coleridge, Edward P., translator. London: George Bell and Sons, 1906.

  1. I praise thee, yes; but still thou bringest on thyself the charge of folly.
Admetus
  1. So that thou never call’st me bridegroom, praise me if thou wilt.
Heracles
  1. I praise thee for thy loyalty to thy wife.
Admetus
  1. Come death! if ever I betray her, dead though she be.
Heracles
  1. Well, take this maiden to the shelter of thy noble house.