When Theseus, Duke of Athens, learns that the ruler of Thebes has killed three noble kings, he swears to take revenge. But after Athens triumphs over the rival city, Theseus is struck by the bravery of two Theban cousins and orders his surgeons to attend to them.

Introduction by: Peter Swaab
Revised by: Peter Swaab
Adapted by: T. J. B. Spencer
Other adaptation by: Stanley W. Wells, T. J. B. Spencer