Overview
Character Name
Alcestis
Show
Gender
Female
Young Adult, Adult
Lead
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
Ancient Greece, Thessaly
Analysis
Alcestis is the wife of Admetus and the queen of Thessaly. When her husband is given the opportunity to cheat death, Alcestis is the only one brave enough to die in his place. She is graceful, kind, and devoted--an example of the ideal wife and ruler. Before she dies,
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