On an island ruled by a Reine (Queen) whom no one ever sees because she lives secluded in a tower, two sisters, Ygraine et Bellangère, welcome their little brother Tintagiles. The three of them are the Reine’s grandchildren. Since she kills everyone who threatens her influence, the sisters and the old tutor Aglovale try to protect Tintagiles, who is slowly dying. When he is locked in the tower, he asks Ygraine to help him escape the room; this is in vain, as the Reine kills him there.

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Maeterlinck Maurice

Belgium

Ghent

France

Paris

Printed

Threat

Illness

Death

Mysterious power

Invisible enemy

Spying on

Murder

Detention

Tower

Dramatic

Fantastic

Tragic

Auguste Donnay, lithography for the edition of Théâtre de Maurice Maeterlinck (Bruxelles: Demand, 1902).