Act I - Jack struggles against a power., Jack fails to rescue unrecognized son Oscar .
Act II - Jack sacrifices the ideal of honor for the ideal of faith., Jack is on the point of unknowingly violating his daughter, Kate .
Act III - Jack is foretold of Oscar `s death., Jack struggles with the believers of a deity., Jack ambitiously rebels against Herbert .

Act I - Amy decides to slay her husband Victor for her lover Max ., Max draws false suspicions on himself to shield his friend Victor ., The great Ned is made dispossessed and wretched.
Act II - The ordinary man Max struggles against his rival the magician Ned to win the affections of Amy ., Max pursues Carl to avenge a deliberate rape., Amy is despoiled by Carl , her protector.
Act III - Max is on the point of unknowingly slaying daughter Amy , out of hatred of Amy `s lover, __., The ideal woman Vivian and the normal woman Amy fight for the affections of Max ., Amy causes own dishonor through imprudent action.
Act IV - Max is jealous of Amy and Victor , but the mistake originates in his own mind., Max feels remorse for assassinating someone., Max must sacrifice benefactor to his faith.
Act V - Max attempts to obtain the top secret plans by means of a ruse., Max is rivals with his lover Ned for the affections of Amy .

Act I - Ned rescues Roger ., Ned , Roger and Grace are brothers and cousins; they all hate each other due to self-interest., Ben `s curiosity causes Roger `s death.
Act II - Ned in madness brings disgrace upon himself., Ned sacrifices ambition for a parent's happiness.
Act III - Paul test Ned to determine his mental condition., Jealousy is sacrificed for the sake of a cause., Ned feels remorse for adultery., Debbie loves Ned , but he is hated by her family, especially Roger .
Act IV - Ned suffers an outrage from his enemy Paul , who sabotages his social position., Ned develops false suspicion of his friend Roger by misunderstanding their attitude., Ned is jealous of Debbie and Roger , from giving too much credence to rumors spread by Paul out of hatred.
Act V - Ned , out of ambition and covetry, heaps crime upon crime., Ben loves Debbie ; who loves Paul ; who loves ., Ned feels remorse for a fault of love., Ned struggles against a deity.

Act I - Ben hates his son Ian ., Ben and Ian , who are near-equals, struggle to win the affections of Sue ., Ben `s ambition watched for and guarded against by Ian who is under obligation., Ben must sacrifice his daughter Sue to fulfill a vow to God.
Act II - Ben discovers his son Ian is condemned under a law Ben himself has made., Edgar abducts Sue , who goes unwillingly., Ben allows the accusation to fall falsely on his enemy Edgar ., Ben commits adultery unknowingly.
Act III - Ben breaks religious vows of chastity for a passion., Ben pursues Edgar to avenge the slaying of Ben `s dear friend, Will ., Ben discovers he has married his mother, Sue ., Ben feels remorse for adultery.
Act IV - Ben is foretold of Ian `s death., Ben must fight with his brother-in-law for the public good., Will is rescued by mysterious strangers, especially Ian ., Ben is hated by his brothers, Ian , and Will .
Act V - Luis offers Ben temptations in order to discover his sex., Sue loves Ben , but he is being hunted by her kinsman Ian ., Ben struggles with the believers of a deity.