Tristan und Isolde

Characters- Tristan- Isolde- Brangane- Kurwenal- Marke- Melot

Main EventsAct I:

1. A ship travels ro! Ireland to Cornwall" Isolde is to !arr# KingMarke

$. The sailors% chanting !akes Isolde irate" she da!ns the crewand the ship

&. Isolde de!ands to see Tristan" Kurwenal re!inds her that Tristan killed her 'anc() Morold. *espite this) Isolde had takenpit# on Tristan and spared his lie

+. Isolde asks Brangane to concoct a death potion or her and Tristan to drink. Instead) Brangane !akes a love potion

Act II:1. King Marke departs or a hunting ,ourne#$. *espite Brangane%s warnings aout a ,ealous Melot) Isolde and

 Tristan !eet and e!race&. The virtue o the night" da#ti!e is an illusion that distorts the

truth it%s what orced Tristan to ring Isolde to Cornwall/+. *a#ti!e rings Melot and the King%s return" Melot !ortall#

wounds Tristan

Act III:1. Back in Brittan# Tristan%s ho!etown/) Tristan longs or Isolde.

In the deliriu! scene) he visits the 0real! o the night andclings on to lie so he can Isolde with hi!

$. A shepherd pro!ises to change his sorrowul pipe tune to ahapp# one upon seeing Isolde%s ship

&. The tune changes and Tristan re!oves his andages in a stateo i!pulse

+. Tristan dies in Isolde%s ar!s" his last word is 0Isolde%. Marke) Melot and Brangane ollow" Kurwenal kills Melot and

Marke in an act o vengeance ollowed # his own death2. Isolde is trans'gured in death) passing on into the ne3t world

to e with Tristan