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Andromache has decided to yield to Pyrrhus, but with a tragic private reservation. She plans to kill herself directly after the wedding ceremony. Hermione retaliates for her rejection by Pyrrhus by imperiously demanding that Orestes kill Pyrrhus at the altar. She is hardened in her resolution by a last conversation with Pyrrhus, which confirms his indifference.

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