Browse Theatre Writers. Aida has been captured by the Egyptians, who do not know her true identity, and is being held as a slave. The Egyptians are victorious, and return with several prisoners of war, including Amonasro, who hides his true identity from them. With her father hiding in the same room, Aida asks him to tell her where the Egyptian troops will be, so they might plan their escape.
While Amneris calls for them to be captured, Amonasro and Aida escape. He is sentenced to be buried alive beneath the altar in the temple of Vulcan. As he enters his tomb, Aida is there waiting for him.
Amonasro was killed in the escape and now her only remaining loyalty is to the man she loves. Together, they accept their fate, as Amneris prays for peace over the tomb. View All Characters in Aida. Guide written by Elena Galvan. Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities.
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First name. Amneris tells Aida that Radames has been killed in battle. Amneris has confirmed her suspicion that Aida is her rival. After threatening Aida, Amneris departs for the festivities. Amneris crowns him victor, and the Pharaoh offers him any reward he may name. Radames asks for the Ethiopian prisoners to be summoned. Aida recognizes among them her father; he is disguised as a captain and warns her not to reveal his true identity.
Radames, however, requests freedom for the Ethiopians as his reward. The Pharaoh agrees to the compromise suggestion that Aida and her father should be retained as hostages. He then presents Radames with the hand of his daughter, Amneris, and the promise that he will one day rule as Pharaoh.
Amneris exults at this unexpected turn of fortune, while Radames and Aida despair. On the eve of her marriage, Amneris is taken by Ramfis to pray in the temple of Isis. Radames has chosen a place nearby for a final rendezvous with Aida, who dreams of her homeland while she waits for him. Her thoughts are interrupted by her father, who demands that she discovers the line of attack by which Radames will make the next Egyptian assault.
When Radames arrives Aida suggests to him that he does not love her enough to leave Egypt and live with her in Ethiopia. When at first he refuses, she points out that she and her father are certain to be executed if they remain in Egypt.
He therefore agrees to flee with her and she asks him which route they should take to avoid the Egyptian troops.
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