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. Take her and go, for I do not suppose I can persuade thee.
Death
  1. To slay my rightful victim? Why, that is my appointed task.
Apollo
  1. Nay, but to lay thy deadly hand on those who soon would die.
Death
  1. I see thy drift, thy eager plea.
Apollo
  1. Is it then possible that Alcestis should attain old age?