Project Gutenberg 2009-01-16 Public domain in the USA. 43 Morris, Lewis 1833 1907 Morris, Lewis, Sir Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts Reading ease score: 83.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. E-text prepared by Paul Murray and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Gycia: A Tragedy in Five Acts" by Lewis Morris is a drama likely written in the late 19th century. This play draws inspiration from historical events surrounding the Kingdom of Bosphorus and the Republic of Cherson, focusing on themes of love, duty, and political intrigue. The main characters include Gycia, the daughter of the Archon of Cherson, and Asander, the heir to the throne of Bosphorus, whose impending marriage unites their two states against common enemies. The opening of the play introduces us to a tense atmosphere in the Bosphorus court, where the aging King expresses deep concerns over the threat posed by the rival city of Cherson and its cunning political maneuvering. Lysimachus, a statesman, suggests a marriage alliance between Prince Asander and Gycia to strengthen their defenses. Initially resistant, the King relents as the situation grows more dire, leading to Asander's decision to accept this political match despite his own feelings of trepidation about marrying a woman from an enemy state. The dynamic between personal desires and political obligations becomes apparent, setting up the conflicts that will unfold as the characters navigate love, loyalty, and the heavy burdens of their respective heritages. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Drama Tragedies PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 278136 277987 2024-10-12T05:44:26.212681 2023-09-12T09:07:36.685574 text/html text/html 281865 2009-01-15T23:19:52 text/html; charset=utf-8 85332 2009-01-15T23:21:00 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 170669 2024-10-12T05:44:37.758140 application/epub+zip 173104 2024-10-12T05:44:30.296681 application/epub+zip 162486 2024-10-12T05:44:28.583688 application/epub+zip 377905 2024-10-12T05:44:41.821112 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344611 2024-10-12T05:44:36.481149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243021 2022-09-13T05:00:18.726747 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 205456 205358 2024-10-12T05:44:24.271696 2023-09-12T09:07:34.938545 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 205137 2009-01-15T23:11:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 75318 2009-01-15T23:11:19 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 205155 2009-01-15T23:11:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75280 2009-01-15T23:11:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21463 2024-10-12T05:44:41.969095 application/rdf+xml 16151 2024-10-12T05:44:29.201673 image/jpeg 4053 2024-10-12T05:44:28.903716 image/jpeg 160162 2024-10-12T05:44:26.233677 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia