place
Aversa
A town near Naples, site of the historical murder of Andrew of Hungary on 18 September 1345; the murder at Aversa in Act Five is the drama's climactic event, based closely on the historical assassination.
Reading notes
- Andrew of Naples §4 Aversa
Aversa, a town near Naples; historically the site of Andrew of Hungary's murder on 18 September 1345, when he was strangled with a cord and thrown from a balcony. The play dramatizes the conspiracy but compresses events.