Troy lies in ruins, its women facing a bleak future as slaves to their Greek conquerors. A messenger arrives to inform them of their fate, as each woman is assigned to a Greek soldier. Hecuba's daughter Cassandra, destined for the Greek king's bedchamber, has already learned of her fate and is hiding, determined to keep her vow to remain a virgin.
The Trojan Women
As the city of Troy lies in ruins, its women are left to confront a desolate destiny of servitude.