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 Comes ALKMENA JUPITER ALKMENA LEDA ALKMENA MERCURY ALKMENA Oh ALKMENA Rises ALKMENA Yes AMPHITRYON 38 AMPHITRYON ALKMENA arms beautiful bedroom begin believe blow body breath Calling off stage celestial color dark darling dear divine Earth ECHO everything exits eyes faithful feel gate goddess gods goes hand happy hear heard helmet horses human idea immortal index finger JEAN GIRAUDOUX JUPITER ALKMENA JUPITER and MERCURY JUPITER Laughs JUPITER MERCURY JUPITER Oh JUPITER Rises JUPITER Yes Jupiter's kill kiss KLEANTHA LEDA ALKMENA light lover master MERCURY ALKMENA MERCURY JUPITER MERCURY Rises MERCURY Yes mistress mortal Music NENETZA never night nightingales once peace Queen Leda S. N. Behrman shadow shield and spear Sits on couch skin sleep smile SOSIE enters SOSIE TRUMPETER star steps swan talk tell Thebans Thebes There's tonight victory WARRIOR wife wish woman women