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 will seek some other friendly hearth.
Admetus
  1. Never, O prince! Heaven forefend such dire disgrace!
Heracles
  1. A guest is a burden to sorrowing friends, if come he should.
Admetus
  1. The dead are dead. Come in.
Heracles
  1. To feast in a friend’s house of sorrow is shameful.