The Two Noble Kinsmen

As flowers are strewn before Theseus and his bride, three queens in black fall at their feet, begging for the bones of their dead kings.

In mythic Athens, a wedding procession is halted by a plea for justice: Creon has left the queens’ husbands unburied on the battlefield, and Theseus must choose between his bridal rites and a dangerous expedition. That choice sets in motion a tale of love and divided loyalties, as the imprisoned cousins Palamon and Arcite both fall for Emilia—and their bond is put to a bitter test. With grief demanding action and desire threatening friendship, what price will each man pay for what he wants?

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