He immediately sets Alexandro free and condemns Villuppo to a painful death. The Viceroy discovers the truth about his son in the third act. The Ghost expresses dismay at the turn of events, but Revenge advises him to be patient. Hieronimo enters to find his son's body and vows revenge. Horatio is hung from an arbor and stabbed to death. As the two make their way to a secluded bower, the servant Pedringano betrays them to Lorenzo and Balthazar.
Bellimperia, however, is in love with Horatio. In the second act, the King of Spain attempts to arrange a marriage between Bellimperia and Balthazar. The act closes with Revenge foreboding a general demise. The Portuguese ambassador arrives, and Hieronimo stages a masque for him and the King.
In the same scene, Balthazar also expresses his love for Bellimperia. In Spain, Horatio recounts the battle to Bellimperia, Lorenzo's sister and Andrea's former lover. Another nobleman, Villuppo, however, declares that he saw Alexandro shoot Balthazar in the back. The loyal Alexandro tells him that his son is in fact still alive. Meanwhile, in Portugal, the Viceroy laments his son's death. The Duke of Castile's son Lorenzo and the Marshall Hieronimo's son Horatio, however, dispute their respective roles in capturing the Portuguese prince. The General gives an account of the battle to the King, explaining that they have reached a state of "peace conditional" and that they have captured the Portuguese prince Balthazar. In the opening act, the Spanish forces return from their victory over Portugal. The character Revenge, his guide, tells him that he has been sent back to witness his former lover Bellimperia kill Balthazar, the "author of death." The Ghost and Revenge sit down to watch the spectacle unfold. After Andrea was slain in a battle against Portugal, his Ghost made its way through the underworld, only to find itself sent back to earth.
In the introduction to the play, the Ghost of the Spanish courtier Don Andrea explains its history.
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