Alcestis
Alcestis begins with an extraordinary bargain: a young woman agrees to die in place of her husband, Admetus, whose life can be spared only if someone else voluntarily takes his place. Admetus's parents refuse
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Alcestis begins with an extraordinary bargain: a young woman agrees to die in place of her husband, Admetus, whose life can be spared only if someone else voluntarily takes his place. Admetus's parents refuse
The Trojan Women is Euripides’ tragedy of the aftermath of war. Troy has fallen, the city has been destroyed, and its women wait to learn which conqueror will claim them as slaves
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