In the first act of this play, one character repeats a theme by declaring "the dart that wounded has the power to kill" and remarks on a lesson of feebleness learned by women.
In the first act of this play, one character repeats a theme by declaring "the dart that wounded has the power to kill" and remarks on a lesson of feebleness learned by women. A sacrifice in the temple is interrupted by two characters, as the protagonist learns by a friend, Stratonice. That protagonist has a dream that her former love holds a dagger to her husband's throat, which occurs while her husband is away on a mission with Néarque, who is later sentenced to death by the title character's father-in-law, following the orders of Emperor Decie. That father-in-law, Félix, sees the marriage he arranged fail as his daughter's true love becomes a successful political figure, while the man he chose converts to Christianity. The death of that character leads to the conversion of Félix and the title character's wife, Pauline, who really loves the Roman soldier Sévère. FTP, name this play by Pierre Corneille about a title Armenian nobleman.
In the first act of this play, one character repeats a theme by declaring "the dart that wounded has the power to kill" and remarks on a lesson of feebleness learned by women.
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