Document Type
Love Essay
Publication Date
10-25-2012
Excerpt
In Alcestis, written by Euripides and adapted by Ted Hughes, Admetos faces the loss of his dear wife Alcestis. During this time, a good friend named Heracles stops by for a visit not knowing that great mourning has settled over the entire household. Hospitality is critical to the way of life during the time period that this play is set in and Admetos must choose whether to host his friend or not in this burdensome time. Hughes uses Admetos’ difficult situation to suggest that hospitality is an aspect of love when the actions are driven from the heart.
Recommended Citation
Warner, Christy, "Love Manifested in Hospitality (2012)" (2012). The Valpo Core Reader. 24.
http://scholar.valpo.edu/core_reader/24
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