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The Captives
A Tragedy
Gay, John (1685-1732)
THE CAPTIVES.
[epigraph]
[dedication]
PROLOGUE: Spoken by Mr. WILKS.
EPILOGUE: Spoken by Mrs. OLDFIELD.
Dramatis Personæ.
1.
ACT I.
2.
ACT II.
3.
ACT III.
4.
ACT IV.
5.
ACT V.
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The Captives
SCENE VII.
Astarbe
. Araxes. Sophernes.
It is not meet, while in the royal presence,
That he should wear these irons. Take them off.
[
Ara.
takes off the Chains.
Now leave me; and without attend my pleasure.
The Captives