128.174.194.142 Comments I agree whole-heartedly with Susan's reading of Endimion as both an allegory of court politics and Platonic love united by literal and symbolic meaning of Cynthia's chastity.
Chastity becomes a necessity for female government.
Although I agree that Cynthia's chastity is a unifying force in the play it seems that male-male relationships ultimately hold more power. It is Eumenide's love for Endimion that ultimately leads to resolution. The bonds that link men seem to prove greater than any bonds that link men and women, no matter how chaste they are. The idea of chastity seem to be a necessity only for women as well. Cynthia must sacrifice sexuality in order to effectively rule but, aside from Endimion, the men's amorous desires in the play are all met.