Project Gutenberg 2011-05-24 Public domain in the USA. 221 Gilmore, Marion Forster 1887 10013453 Virginia: A Tragedy, and Other Poems Produced by David Garcia, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Virginia: A Tragedy, and Other Poems" by Marion Forster Gilmore is a dramatic play followed by a collection of poems, likely written in the early 20th century. The central narrative revolves around Virginia, the daughter of a Roman centurion named Virginius, caught in a web of tyranny and lust as she becomes the target of Appius Claudius, a powerful decemvir. The work explores themes of honor, love, and the struggle for justice against oppressive forces. At the start of the play, the citizens of Rome are visibly agitated, discussing the tyranny imposed by the Decemvirs, led by Appius Claudius. The scene sets the stage for the conflict as Appius becomes infatuated with Virginia, while characters like Virginius and Icilius rally against this injustice. As tensions rise and the citizens express their growing outrage, Virginia's fate hangs precariously in the balance, foreshadowing a tragic confrontation that will unfold as the play progresses. The opening establishes a rich context filled with political unrest and personal stakes, drawing readers into the looming tragedy that unfolds in the lives of its characters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Poetry Tragedies (Drama) Virginia, daughter of Virginius (Legendary character) -- Drama PS Text Category: Poetry Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 161383 2025-07-14T15:37:20.845747 text/html 163070 2021-01-07T19:36:49 text/html 164612 2025-07-14T15:37:29.379714 application/epub+zip 164605 2025-07-14T15:37:24.602775 application/epub+zip 121515 2025-07-14T15:37:23.078761 application/epub+zip 321611 2025-07-14T15:37:31.821684 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300475 2025-07-14T15:37:28.113760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 218614 2022-09-16T14:08:15.865485 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128246 2025-07-14T15:37:20.033771 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127999 2021-01-07T19:36:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 127992 2021-01-07T19:36:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20918 2025-07-14T15:37:31.954704 application/rdf+xml 16526 2025-07-14T15:37:23.592722 image/jpeg 3873 2025-07-14T15:37:23.336729 image/jpeg 50483 2021-01-07T19:36:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 68354 2021-01-07T19:36:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 50459 2021-01-07T19:36:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 161559 2025-07-14T15:37:20.867761 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog