Queen Helen Cheney, John Vance Derived Text Format to access the structural information conversion Mathias Göbel TextGrid CC-BY-4.0 Lizenzvertrag John Vance Cheney, 1848 – 1922 Queen Helen [in, Queen Helen and Other Poems by John Vance Cheney] Chicago Way & Williams 78 p. First Trojan Paris Third Spartan Helen Æthra Spartan Second Spartan Second Trojan Another Trojan Trojan Another Spartan First Spartan Menelaus Verse Drama One-act History Verse data extraction from source 1895
PERSONS Menelaus , King of Sparta . Helen , his Queen . Paris , Prince of Ilion . Æthra , serving-woman to the Queen . Courtiers of Sparta . Courtiers of Ilion .
Scene:Sparta .
Palace of Menelaus. The King and Queen looking from a window. Menelaus .

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[Exit. Helen .

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Palace Hall. Menelaus and Courtiers. Paris and Courtiers. Paris .

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Banquet-Hall. Menelaus leads in Helen. Menelaus .

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Æthra . [Aside.

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Æthra . [Aside.

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Æthra . [Aside.

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Menelaus .

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Æthra . [Aside.

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Paris .

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First Group of Courtiers, in another part of the room. First Spartan .

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First Trojan .

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Second Trojan .

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Second Group of Courtiers. First Spartan .

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Third Spartan .

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First Group of Courtiers. Trojan .

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Spartan .

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Trojan .

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Spartan .

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Trojan .

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Another Spartan .

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Another Trojan .

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Paris, alone on his couch, after the banquet. Æthra approaches him. Æthra .

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Æthra .

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Aphrodite appears, and vanishes. Paris .

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Paris . [To himself.

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Paris . [Mutters, his mind returning to the vision.

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Paris . [Rousing.

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Paris . [Fiercely.

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[Exit. Paris .

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Helen . [Alone, weaving and singing.

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Enter Menelaus, returned from the hunt. Menelaus .

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Helen . [Holding him back.

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Enter Æthra. Menelaus .

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Æthra . [Aside.

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Helen at her loom, Æthra by her side. Æthra .

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Enter Paris, while Helen hurriedly covers the loom. Paris .

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Æthra . [Aside.

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[Exit Æthra. Paris .

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Æthra . [Entering.

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Enter Æthra. Æthra .

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Night. Paris and Helen are engaged in a finger-game, which Helen invented to play with Paris, Æthra watches them, herself unobserved. Æthra . [Aside.

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Helen leaves the room, Paris following. Paris .

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Æthra .

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