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In the citadel of Thebes, cousins Arcite and Palamon quietly complain about the reign of their uncle, King Creon. Despite being family, the two young men consider Creon to be a corrupt tyrant. Arcite proposes that they leave Thebes altogether, and Arcite is on board. They鈥檙e interrupted by the arrival of a noble, Valerius, who brings word that the forces of Duke Theseus of Athens are descending upon the city. Although the men hate Creon, they are duty-bound to serve him, and so Arcite and
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Dear Palamon, dearer in love than blood
And our prime cousin, yet unhardened in
The crimes of nature, let us leave the city
Thebes, and the temptings in 't, before we further
Sully our gloss of youth,
And here to keep in abstinence we shame
As in incontinence; for not to swim
I' th' aid o' th' current were almost to sink,
At least to frustrate striving;
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