The Maid's Tragedy

About the show

When a king forces Amintor to marry Evadne instead of his betrothed Aspatia, Evadne reveals that the king has made her his mistress. She kills him; later Aspatia deliberately receives a fatal wound in a duel with Amintor, Evadne kills herself, and Amintor follows. The tragedy also follows General Melantius's revenge plot and the court's political upheaval.