Bombastes Furioso

About the show

King Artaxaminous wants to marry Distaffina, who is betrothed to General Bombastes. Artaxaminous offers her half a crown to leave the general, and she accepts. Bombastes goes mad and hangs his boots from a tree, challenging anyone to remove them. Artaxaminous cuts them down and is killed by Bombastes; Fusbos then kills Bombastes. At the end, both men rise and promise to die again tomorrow if the audience wishes.