#alkestis

[charleskinbotekin]

wuthering heights, emily bronte / widower's song, drummond de andrade / alkestis, euripedes trans. grief lessons, anne carson / smilin through (1932)

[artswordfolio]

C'mon girls, we're killing Kagha

[lostlibrarycard]

Euripides, Alkestis, tr. by Anne Carson

[dwellordream]

HERAKLES Come here, let me share a bit of wisdom with you. Have you given much thought to our mortal condition? Probably not. Why would you? Well, listen.  All mortals owe a debt to death. There’s no one alive who can say if he will be tomorrow. Our fate moves invisibly! A mystery. No one can teach it, no one can grasp it. Accept this! Cheer up! Have a drink! But don’t forget Aphrodite—that’s one sweet goddess. You can let the rest go. Am I making sense? I think so. How about a drink. Put on a garland. I’m sure  the happy splash of wine will cure your mood. We’re all mortal you know. Think mortal. Because my theory is, there’s no such thing as life, it's just catastrophe.

Anne Carson, Alkestis

[honeysweethelen]

APOLLO. So you will not grant this grace?

DEATH. I will not. You know who I am.

APOLLO. Yes - one hostile to men and by the gods abominated.

DEATH. You can't have everything. You can't just break the law.

- Alkestis, Euripides (trans. Anne Carson)

[poeticque]

Alkestis by Euripides tr. by Anne Carson

[annecarsonquotes]

"I call to you, I touch your lips, I am your own little bird." - Euripides, tr. by Anne Carson, from Alkestis; “Grief Lessons: Four Plays,” Artwork: Alexa Sharpe, Ang Panaad (The Vow)

[lonelyangelonlyangel]