He suffers remorse as she loses all reason while begging Edgardo to pray at her tomb. Enrico returns and finds his sister insane. In her delirium, Lucia wanders into the hall and imagines a wedding ceremony with her beloved Edgardo. The wedding celebration is in progress when Raimondo brings the terrible news that Lucia has slain her bridegroom and has gone mad. In a tower of Edgardo’s gloomy castle, Enrico arrives at night to challenge him to a duel the next morning. They solemnly pledge their troth by exchanging rings and vows of eternal fidelity, promising to write during their separation. She tries to calm him when he renews his vows of vengeance upon her family. Terrified of her brother’s reaction, Lucia begs him not to. He tells Lucia that before departing he wishes to ask Enrico for her hand in marriage. Edgardo arrives with the news that he must leave for France. Lucia awaits Edgardo in the woods by a fountain whose legend of a bloody phantom alternately fascinates and repels her. Scene 2: The grounds at Lammermoor Castle. Enrico’s outburst is interrupted by the return of his men confirming that Lucia’s lover is in fact his enemy Edgardo. Enrico is frustrated because he cannot persuade his sister to accept a marriage that will save him politically, and Normanno tells him his suspicions concerning Lucia’s lover. Normanno orders his henchmen to discover the identity of the man whom Lucia is secretly meeting each day before dawn.
Scene 1: The vicinity of Ravenswood Castle. In addition, Enrico’s political activity against the king has placed him in a perilous situation, and he has resolved to reestablish his family’s position by marrying his sister Lucia to Lord Arturo Bucklaw. In a feud between the Scottish families of Ravenswood and Lammermoor, Enrico Ashton of Lammermoor wrongfully holds the estates of Edgardo of Ravenswood.
Will Lucia resign herself to a loveless fate, or will she take her revenge, even if it drives her to madness? Before the wedding guests, Lucia has just signed the marriage contract when Edgardo appears and denounces her. Enrico then forces his sister into a marriage with Lord Arturo Bucklaw that will greatly benefit their family. While Edgardo is away on a secret diplomatic mission, Enrico – having learned that his sister is in love with Edgardo – uses forged letters to make her believe that Edgardo has been unfaithful. Edgardo, the last of his family, is the enemy of Enrico, Lucia’s brother.
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