Andromaque
Pyrrhus loves his Trojan captive Andromaque, while Hermione loves Pyrrhus and Oreste loves Hermione. To save her son Astyanax, Andromaque agrees to marry Pyrrhus but resolves to die before the wedding; Hermione orders Oreste to kill Pyrrhus, then kills herself when the Greeks carry out the murder, leaving Oreste mad with despair.