Do Undo Others as They Do Undo You Quiz

Answer: Daughter

Count Monterone's daughter is seduced by the Duke, and when he complains, he is punished, which leads him to curse both the Duke and the jester who eggs him on and approves of the general lechery. The curse falls on Rigoletto when the daughter (Gilda) he has so diligently protected from the worldly life is caught up in it and killed to spare the Duke's life.

Answer: Manrico kills Azucena to avenge his birth parents

"Il Trovatore," another one of Verdi's great operas, contains a dizzying array of plotlines, but the basic structure is this: Azucena avenges her mother (a gypsy/witch killed for allegedly attacking the Count diLuna's infant son) by abducting the child and trying to kill him.

However, she mistakenly kills her *own* son and raises the diLuna child as Manrico, her own son. Later, Manrico and his older brother (now Count) feud politically, and also over Leonore, a woman they both wish to marry, but Leonore prefers Manrico. Leonore offers herself to the Count to save Manrico's life from execution but kills herself before sleeping with the Count, who then carries out the order. Earlier, upon discovering that Azucena is not his mother, however, Manrico does not mind as she raised him with love - he does not feel any vengeance towards her on behalf of the family he does not remember.

Answer: Ashton and Ravenswood

Lucia is of the Ashton family and her lover Edgardo is of the Ravenswood clan (the Italian first names combined with the Anglicized surnames is part of the quirky charm of this opera). Lucia kills her arranged-marriage match Arturo in a fit of madness and then dies, drawing her lover after her in death when he commits suicide for her.

Answer: Amneris

Amneris, jealous of Aida having the love of Radames, is ultimately betrothed to Radames. However, he cannot be happy with her and his treasonous love of the captured Aida is exposed and leads to both his and Aida's deaths.

Answer: Her body

Yes, Scarpia is yet another predatory villain whose interest in sleeping with the heroine is paramount - or at least seems to be. Tosca is so distraught at the idea of sleeping with Scarpia that once her lover's life is thought spared, she kills Scarpia rather than follow through.

However, Scarpia's plan to spare the life of Cavaradossi was a sham, and both he and Tosca die (by execution and suicide) as well.

Answer: Canio

Canio is "Pagliaccio" in the production his troupe is performing, but unlike his character, he is not the laughable cuckold, and his rage against his wife Nedda for loving another man is consistently frightening, up to and including a shocking and explosive final moment - when he concludes with "the comedy is finished," he really means it.

Answer: Micaela

Micaela is Jose's former fiancee, who tries to help him out of the clutches of Carmen's criminal crew. However, his love for Carmen is blinding, and despite Carmen's desire to be with Escamillo, Jose still maintains his obsession, which soon turns fatal.

Answer: Marguerite

Marguerite is the unfortunate object of the devil-enabled Faust's affections, and when he callously leaves her, she becomes an outcast as an unwed mother. Faust eventually has to choose between finally abandoning Marguerite or trying to protect her both in this life and the next.

Answer: Herodias commits suicide

Herodias seems to be the only character to end the play relatively unscathed in her own right - Herod has episodes where he hallucinates and is seized by a supernatural fear, Salome orders Jochanaan beheaded and then has her own death ordered after she kisses Jochanaan's head. A palace guard, not Herodias, commits suicide upon realizing how badly he has disobeyed his orders.

Answer: He has been cursed to sail the seas forever and wants to break the curse

The "Flying Dutchman" character has been cursed to sail the seas forever, with only one day ashore every seven years - if he can find a faithful wife, the curse will break and he will ascend to heaven. Sadly, this curse is broken when his wife kills herself to prove the "till death" part of her requirement. The couple is seen ascending to heaven together.