ENGB30 Lecture Notes - The Cocktail Party, Satyr Play, Tragicomedy
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Figure of admetus: man whose wife dies on his behalf. Look at the man, disgracefully alive (954-961: man whose dedication to xenia is absolutely beyond reproach. He revered my sacred rights sacredly (11-12) If i had driven from my city and house the guest and friend who came to me (553-567) She makes him promise that he doesn"t remarry if she dies instead of him. She thinks that stepmoms are aweful: out of consideration for her children instead of her own feelings. The play ends with : a wife dying in his stand is the story, ends with, alcestis dead but then comes back. In tragedy you have a protagonist that is virtuous that has one flaw that brings the character down. He allows his wife to die in his stand but he has one virtue. One great virtue: extreme careful observation of how one should treat a guest under his roof: this is one tragedy.
