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The Broken Heart
By John Ford - Stage play
Roles
- Orgilus
- Penthea
About this piece
Orgilus meets his beloved Penthea
Summary
The play is set in ancient Greece Sparta. Orgilus and Penthea are two lovers who are set to marry. Penthea's brother, Ithocles (a powerful general), forbids the marriage and forces his sister to marry Bassanes, a general. Orgilus, in order to remain in Sparta, close to his beloved Penthea, pretends to leave the city but remains in disguise. In this scene, after Penthea's marriage with Bassanus, Orgilus confronts her. When the scene starts Penthea doesn't know she is talking to Orgilus. He then takes off his disguise and tells her he is still in love with her. Penthea rejects his advances and urges him to forget about her.
Use cases
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