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Olympia, the widow of a Captain killed in one of Tamburlaine’s recent battles, is now a prisoner or war. Despairing her fate, she wishes to end her life, but has no weapon with which to do so. One of Tamburlaine’s viceroys, Theridamus, has fallen in love with her, but she refuses his advances. He attempts to force himself on her, and she uses his frustration to trick him into killing her using a bottle of “magical” ointment.
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Enter OLYMPIA [with a bottle of ointment]
OLYMPIA. Distress'd Olympia, whose weeping eyes,
Since thy arrival here, behold no sun,
But, clos'd within the compass of a tent,
Have stain'd thy cheeks, and made thee look like death,
Devise some means to rid thee of thy life,
Rather than yield to his detested suit,
Whose drift is only to dishonour thee;
And, since
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