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Chapter 42

Act III

Act I

[Scene later introduced before the curtain.]

Scene 1. A Street before a Mosque.

Scene 2. The Bazaar.

Scene 3. Courtyard of a Poor House.

Scene 4. Courtyard of Executioner’s House.

Act II

Scene 1. Interior Room of Executioner’s House.

Scene 2. Courtyard of a Poor House. (Act I, Scene 3.)

Scene 3. The Sultan’s Audience Hall.

Scene 4. A Dungeon.

Scene 1. Courtyard of a Poor House (Act I, Scene 3) [cut in final version].

Scene 2. The Bath of the Executioner’s House.

Scene 3. A street before a Mosque. (Act I, Scene 1.)

The Scene is laid in Bagdad.

The action takes place from morning to night.