Act I - Edgar is on the point of unknowingly slaying daughter Ethel , by command of a divinity., Aaron implores Edgar `s boss Ben for help against the evil Carl ., Edgar discovers the dishonorable secret of his daughter, Ethel .
Act II - Edgar fights for his boss Ben against a revolt lead by his enemy Carl ., Edgar must fight with his friend for the public good.
Act III - Edgar attempts to obtain the sacred staff by means of persuasive eloquence., Edgar recaptures Ethel , slaying Carl .

Act I - Jack goes on an adventurous expedition., Jack loses his position of power through passion., Jack struggles with the believers of a deity., Ben decides to slay his wife Jack for his lover Ben .
Act II - Will implores Jack `s boss Herbert for help against the evil Victor ., Jack discovers he has had a sister, Beth , as mistress., Jack recaptures Beth .
Act III - Beth decides to slay her trusting lover Jack ., Jack is punished for contempt of a deity.

Act I - Garry captures the secret weapon., Ted sacrifices life and honor for life of a loved one., Amy `s two ex-husbands Ian and Ted fight for her affections.
Act II - Ted in madness brings disgrace upon himself., Ted must sacrifice his daughter Amy to fulfill a vow to God., Amy avenges her husband`s death upon her father.
Act III - Ted commits adultery unknowingly., Ted sacrifices his life for that of a relative.
Act IV - Ted `s ambition watched for and guarded against by Ian the kinsman., Amy in madness slays her lover Ted .
Act V - Ted sacrifices the ideal of honor for the ideal of faith., Ted and his sister Amy are in love with each other., Ted discovers his wife Amy has been seduced before their marriage.

Act I - Dave sacrifices love for a parent's life., Paul attempts to kill his baby Ted ., Dave sacrifices modesty for the life of a relative., The great Herbert is made dispossessed and wretched.
Act II - Dave `s ambition watched for and guarded against by Carl the kinsman., Dave discovers he has married his mother, Debbie ., Dave leads a revolt in a battle against Herbert and his henchman Paul .
Act III - Carl test Dave to determine his mental condition., Max is rescued by mysterious strangers, especially Carl .
Act IV - Dave arrives to rescue Max , who has been condemned., Dave discovers he has had a sister, Debbie , as mistress.
Act V - Max `s credulity causes betrothed Paul `s death., Debbie is the mistress, at the same time, of a man Dave and his son Carl ., Dave draws false suspicions on himself to shield his friend Carl .