![]() ![]() Palamon, on the other hand, escapes the prison after seven days with the aim of coming back under a disguise. He’s so loved that he is made squire of the chamber by Theseus. ![]() On the request of his childhood friend and a prince who already knows Arcite and Palamon, Theseus frees Arcite on the condition that he remain in exile forever.Ī question is posed in the tale when Palamon envies Arcite for he thinks Arcite has the chance to raise an army to conquer Theseus and Arcite laments his inability to go near Emelye: who has it worse?Īrcite disguises himself to go to Athens when, one day, after two years, he sees god Mercury in his dream telling him to do so.Īrcite joins Theseus’ court as Emelye’s steward under the name of Philostratus. Both of the falls in love with her and began to fight with each other. ![]() Theseus ordered them to be imprisoned for life and passed their time in prison until one day when they saw Emelye. While disposing of the dead bodies, two of them, belonging to Arcite and Palamon, were found alive. ![]() Seeing women crying in such situation over their husbands’ bodies, Theseus swears vengeance and kills Creon. After marrying Hippolyta, the queen of Scythia, and conquering the kingdom of Amazons, Theseus, the prince, comes back to Athens with his sister, Emelye, to find out the Creon, the lord of the town, has refused to bury or burn the dead bodies of the soldiers. ![]()
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