Amphitryon 38: a comedy in a prologue and three actsFollows the outlines of the legend of Amphitryon, Alkmena and Jupiter, in which Jupiter descends to Earth to seduce Alkmena. Difficulties arise when the father of the gods is met with stubborn resistance. For Alkmena is faithful to her husband Amphitryon, and even the greatest god can win her only after much ungodlike embarrassment and, in desperation, the unsportsmanlike device of impersonating Amphitryon himself. |
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afraid ALKMENA Amphitryon ALKMENA Calling ALKMENA I know ALKMENA It's ALKMENA My husband ALKMENA Oh ALKMENA Rises ALKMENA Yes AMPHITRYON Oh arms beautiful bedroom begin believe blow body Calling off stage celestial color dark darling dear Dearest Alkmena divine Earth everything exits eyes faithful feel gate goddess gods goes hand happy hear heard helmet horses human idea immortal index finger JUPITER Alkmena JUPITER AND MERCURY JUPITER I'm JUPITER Laughs JUPITER Rises JUPITER Yes Jupiter's kill kiss kleantha light loo\s lover master MERCURY It's MERCURY Jupiter MERCURY Oh MERCURY Rises MERCURY Yes mistress mortal Music nenetza never night nightingales once peace phosphorescence Queen Leda S. N. Behrman shadow shield and spear Sits on couch skin sleep smile sosie enters star steps swan ta\es talk tell Thebans Thebes There's tonight TRUMPETER victory WARRIOR What's wife wish woman women
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| Title | Amphitryon 38: a comedy in a prologue and three acts |
| Author | Jean Giraudoux |
| Translated by | Samuel Nathaniel Behrman |
| Contributor | Samuel Nathaniel Behrman |
| Publisher | Random house, 1938 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Apr 5, 2007 |
| Length | 176 pages |
| Subjects | Comedy Gods, Greek Reality Theater |
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