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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.
1.
SCENE I.
2.
SCENE II.
3.
SCENE III.
4.
SCENE IV.
5.
SCENE V.
6.
SCENE VI.
7.
SCENE VII.
8.
SCENE VIII.
8.
SCENE VIII.
9.
SCENE IX.
10.
SCENE X.
11.
SCENE XI.
12.
SCENE XII.
13.
SCENE XIII.
3.
ACT III.
4.
ACT IV.
5.
ACT V.
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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.
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