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Whither? but where your ears do led you; To Neres Triumphs, and the shouts you hear. None of our ancestors, were ere Like him. within Nero, Apollo, Nero, Hercules. But did he win them all with singing. Parthian overthrown? why, he comes crowned For victories which never Roman won; For having Greece in her own arts overthrown; In Singing, Dancing, Horse-rase, Stage-playing. Never, Oh Room had never such a Prince. Oh Nero Augustus, the true Augustus. I have herd my father oft repeat the Triumphs, Which in Augustus Caesars times were shown, Upon his Victory over the Jllirians; But it seems it was not li e to this. Fire, water, fire help fire. Do not deceive your thoughts, My Lord we bring no comfort, would we could; But the last duty to perform, and best We ever shall, a free death to persuade, To cut off Hope's of fearcer cruelty, And scorn, more cruel to a worthy soul. Death's wrongful defamation, which would make Us shun this happy haven of our rest, This end of evils; as some fearful harm. Why should our faults fear punishment from them, What do the actions of this life concern The tother world, with which is no commerce? Let us not after our lives end believe More then you felt before it. Is this the thanks then thou dost pay our love? Die basely as such a life deserved; Reserve thy self to punishment, and scorn Of Room, and of thy laughing enemies. exeunt.
Plot summary
Plot — Nero (Piso's Conspiracy)
The Emperor Nero celebrates his latest triumph : not a military victory, but success in a singing and acting competition against the Greeks; he also has one of his critics executed. He gives a performance in the role of Orestes; the theatre is guarded so that the audience cannot escape, and those who do not respond with due enthusiasm are marked down for execution. Deciding that he has treated Rome too lenien:tly, he has the city burned down . The wind blows the fire back towards the palace, and his own possessions are destroyed. . Antonius loves _ the Empress Poppaea, despite Petronius' efforts to persuade him to settle for someone of lower rank. Poppaea refuses Antonius, preferring Nymphidius, who has cultivated her affections as a means to make himself Emperor. Scaevinus broaches --a conspiracy to assassinate Nero, thinking it demeaning to have _an Emperor so dedicated to artistic pursuits. Piso is recruited, and the plotters discuss the best way to assassinate Nero; but they are overheard by the freedman Milichus, who reports them to Nero. Piso commits suicide; other conspirators are arrested, and Nero institutes a purge of their sympathizers. Petronius is arrested and executed simply because Tigellinus has -a score to settle with him. A young man is executed merely for pitying Piso's death; Poppaea tries to save him because he resembles a former lover of hers, so Nero kicks her to death in a rage. News arrives from France that Vindex has revolted and chosen · Galba as Emperor. Nymphidius spreads rumours that Nero has resigned, and tries both to curry favour with Galba's agents and to buy military support for his own ambitions. Nero is condemned by the Senate and commits suicide . Nymphidius is killed by Galba's supporters.