Place
Act I: The Open Fields.
Act II: A Hall in the King's Palace.
Act III: A Waste Place in the Caucasus.
Act I
The open fields at the end of winter.
Enter, at the back, simon agnel, dressed like a peasant. He bears upon his shoulder the body of a woman, and carries a spade.
Enter, in front, cébès, walking slowly.
Cébès: I stand here,
Untaught, irresolute,