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The Broken Heart
By John Ford - Stage play
Roles
- Ithocles
- Penthea
About this piece
Ithocles regrets having ruined his sister's happiness
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. After the wedding, Bassanes turns out to be a very possessive and jealous husband, often mistreating Penthea. In this scene Penthea confronts her brother Ithocles and accuses him to be the cause of her unhappiness. Ithocles regrets having forced his sister into an unhappy marriage.
Use cases
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