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In medieval East Anglia, a Madwoman searches for her son, who disappeared a year earlier. A Ferryman tells how a sick boy was abandoned by his master near the river and died, asking to be buried by the path to a chapel. As the Ferryman recounts the story, the Madwoman realizes the boy was her son. She prays at his grave, and the boy’s spirit appears to comfort her. Her madness lifts, and the Abbot closes the parable.
At a tournament, Elizabeth I reconciles Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Lord Mountjoy. Essex seeks permission to lead a campaign in Ireland, later becomes Lord Deputy, and eventually returns after failing to suppress the rebellion. Elizabeth’s affection for him conflicts with warnings about his political threat. Essex and his followers attempt to raise support against the Crown; after he is imprisoned in the Tower, Elizabeth signs his death warrant despite pleas for mercy, then reflects on their relationship and her mortality.
Nebuchadnezzar orders Ananias, Misael, and Asarias to worship his golden image. They refuse and are thrown into a fiery furnace. God saves them from death, and the voice of an angel joins the three Israelites in a Benedicite.
A younger son leaves home with his inheritance, loses his fortune in the city, and returns to seek forgiveness. His father welcomes him with celebration, while the loyal elder brother resents the reception; the father urges him to reconcile with his brother.
In medieval East Anglia, a Madwoman searches for her son, who disappeared a year earlier. A Ferryman tells how a sick boy was abandoned by his master near the river and died, asking to be buried by the path to a chapel. As the Ferryman recounts the story, the Madwoman realizes the boy was her son. She prays at his grave, and the boy’s spirit appears to comfort her. Her madness lifts, and the Abbot closes the parable.
At a tournament, Elizabeth I reconciles Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, and Lord Mountjoy. Essex seeks permission to lead a campaign in Ireland, later becomes Lord Deputy, and eventually returns after failing to suppress the rebellion. Elizabeth’s affection for him conflicts with warnings about his political threat. Essex and his followers attempt to raise support against the Crown; after he is imprisoned in the Tower, Elizabeth signs his death warrant despite pleas for mercy, then reflects on their relationship and her mortality.
Nebuchadnezzar orders Ananias, Misael, and Asarias to worship his golden image. They refuse and are thrown into a fiery furnace. God saves them from death, and the voice of an angel joins the three Israelites in a Benedicite.
A younger son leaves home with his inheritance, loses his fortune in the city, and returns to seek forgiveness. His father welcomes him with celebration, while the loyal elder brother resents the reception; the father urges him to reconcile with his brother.