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Pirate captain John Ward converts to Islam to marry Voada. A second pirate, Simon Dansiker, repents and seeks pardon, while Ward remains unrepentant and dies; their contrasting paths frame the play's treatment of conversion and piracy.
Old shepherd Gisbert seeks justice after his daughter Urania is deserted by her noble husband. Denied redress in court, Gisbert journeys through a corrupt society of shepherds, shipwrecked princesses and venal lawyers before justice is finally achieved.
Pirate captain John Ward converts to Islam to marry Voada. A second pirate, Simon Dansiker, repents and seeks pardon, while Ward remains unrepentant and dies; their contrasting paths frame the play's treatment of conversion and piracy.
Old shepherd Gisbert seeks justice after his daughter Urania is deserted by her noble husband. Denied redress in court, Gisbert journeys through a corrupt society of shepherds, shipwrecked princesses and venal lawyers before justice is finally achieved.