简介：Inthistragedy(andpoliticalallegory),afatherhastwosonsandtwodaughters.Heisdying,albeitquiteslowly.Hehasacruelturnofwitandskillfullyplayseachchildagainsttheothers,promisingthemhislandholdings,amongotherthings.Thoughsomeofthechildrencomplainofhisharshregimetosympatheticfriends,oneofthemwarnsthemthatoncetheirfatherpassesaway,iftheyarenotcarefultheywillreplacehisfamiliarmanipulationswiththoseofanother,equallymalignleader.Accordingtoreviewers,anyresemblanceofthisstorytoclassicalmythsandtragediesisentirelyintentional.…