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The Empress of Morocco: A Tragedy is a play written by Elkanah Settle in 1673. The story follows the life of the Empress of Morocco, who falls in love with a Christian slave named Abdelmelech. The play explores themes of love, power, and cultural differences, as the Empress struggles to balance her feelings for Abdelmelech with her duty to her people and her faith. The play is set in the exotic and mysterious world of Morocco, and features a cast of colorful characters, including a wise eunuch, a jealous sultan, and a group of Christian captives. The Empress of Morocco was a popular play in its time, and is still studied and performed today as an example of Restoration-era drama.With Sculptures. As It Is Acted At The Duke��s Theater.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.