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The blind poet Milton and his daughter Emma seek refuge from political persecution by Charles II with the Quaker Godwin. Godwin’s niece Charlotte loves Milton’s secretary Arthur, who is actually William Davenant in disguise and loves Emma. Davenant reveals his identity and brings a royal promise that Milton will not be punished, allowing Davenant and Emma to marry.
After Alexander the Great’s death, his daughter Olimpie lives disguised as the slave Aménais, while her mother Statira hides as a priestess. Statira accuses Cassandre of murdering Alexander, but Olimpie defends him because he once saved her life. Torn between her love for Cassandre and loyalty to her mother, Olimpie sees Cassandre’s army clash with Antigonus’s. In the revised ending, the mortally wounded Antigonus confesses to Alexander’s murder, freeing Cassandre and Olimpie to marry.
The blind poet Milton and his daughter Emma seek refuge from political persecution by Charles II with the Quaker Godwin. Godwin’s niece Charlotte loves Milton’s secretary Arthur, who is actually William Davenant in disguise and loves Emma. Davenant reveals his identity and brings a royal promise that Milton will not be punished, allowing Davenant and Emma to marry.
After Alexander the Great’s death, his daughter Olimpie lives disguised as the slave Aménais, while her mother Statira hides as a priestess. Statira accuses Cassandre of murdering Alexander, but Olimpie defends him because he once saved her life. Torn between her love for Cassandre and loyalty to her mother, Olimpie sees Cassandre’s army clash with Antigonus’s. In the revised ending, the mortally wounded Antigonus confesses to Alexander’s murder, freeing Cassandre and Olimpie to marry.