第1章 THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

Simone Gesso, Duke of Padua Beatrice, his Wife Andreas Pollajuolo, Cardinal of Padua Maffio Petrucci, } Jeppo Vitellozzo, } Gentlemen of the Duke's Household Taddeo Bardi, } Guido Ferranti, a Young Man Ascanio Cristofano, his Friend Count Moranzone, an Old Man Bernardo Cavalcanti, Lord Justice of Padua Hugo, the Headsman Lucy, a Tire woman Servants, Citizens, Soldiers, Monks, Falconers with their hawks and dogs, etc. Place: Padua Time: The latter half of the Sixteenth Century Style of Architecture: Italian, Gothic and Romanesque.

THE SCENES OF THE PLAY

ACT I. The Market Place of Padua (25 minutes).

ACT II. Room in the Duke's Palace (36 minutes).

ACT III. Corridor in the Duke's Palace (29 minutes).

ACT IV. The Hall of Justice (31 minutes).

ACT V. The Dungeon (25 minutes).