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Otho the Great. A Tragedy

John Keats

“Otho the Great. A Tragedy” as printed in The Poetical Works of John Keats (1884).

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Verse 1

Otho the Great, Emperor of Germany

An Hungarian Captain.

Ludolph, his Son.

Physician.

Conrad, Duke of Franconia.

Page.

Albert, a Knight favored by Otho.

Nobles, Knights, Attendants, & Soldiers.

Sigifred, an Officer, friend of Ludolph.

Theodore and Gonfred, Officers.

Erminia, Niece of Otho.

Ethelbert, an Abot.

Auranthe, Conrad's Sister.

Gersa, Prince of Hungary.

Ladies and Attendants.

Scene.—The Castle of Friedburg, its vicinity, and the Hungarian Camp.

Time.—One day.

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Written by John Keats

Words by John Keats. Historical text published in The Poetical Works of John Keats (1884); public domain. No claim to a modern recording or arrangement.

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The Poetical Works of John Keats (1884), “Otho the Great. A Tragedy”

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