The Indian Emperor

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| title = The Indian Emperor | author = John Dryden | section = | previous = | next = | notes = The Indian Emperour, or the Conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards, being the Sequel of The Indian Queen is an English Restoration era stage play, a heroic drama written by John Dryden that was first performed in the Spring of 1665. The play has been considered a defining work in the sub-genre of heroic drama, in which "rhymed heroic tragedy comes into full being." As its subtitle indicates, the play deals with the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés.
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 * source: The Works of John Dryden, Vol. II, George Saintsbury, 1882


 * Connection of The Indian Emperor to The Indian Queen
 * Prologue
 * Dramatis Personæ
 * Act I
 * Scene I—A pleasant Indian country
 * Scene II—A Temple
 * Act II
 * Scene I—The Magicians Cave
 * Scene II
 * Scene III—Changes to the Indian country
 * Scene IV
 * Act III
 * Scene I—A Chamber Royal
 * Scene II—A camp
 * Scene III
 * Scene IV—Mexico
 * Act IV
 * Scene I—A prison
 * Scene II—Chamber-royal
 * Scene III
 * Scene IV—A prison
 * Act V
 * Scene I—A chamber royal, an Indian hammock discovered in it
 * Scene II—A prison
 * Epilogue

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