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The Mourning Bride is a tragedy written by British playwright William Congreve. It premiered in 1697 at Betterton's Co., Lincoln's Inn Fields. The play centers on Zara, a queen held captive by Manuel, King of Granada, and a web of love and deception which results in the mistaken murder of Manuel who is in disguise, and Zara's also mistaken suicide in response.

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It is referred to by these television episodes...

Oz:
Season:  6  / Episode:  3 
Sonata da Oz

This Television Episode refers to The Mourning Bride composed by William Congreve
Paraphrased with the line, "Music soothes the savage breast."

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