She  calls  upon  heaven  for  immediate  death ;  and  exclaims
against  fate,  for  having  raised  her  from  a  lowly  state  to
the  summit  of  glory,  only  to  precipitate  her  in  an  instant
to  the  abyss  of  woe  and  wrelcbedness.  In  her  fury  she
becomes  odious  to  herself.  The  shouts  of  approaching
citizens  and  a  confused  noise  of  arms  announces  to  her
that  her  last  hour  is  arrived.  She  awaits  the  coming  of
her  enemies  with  an  intrepidity  which  is  the  consequence
of  despair.  A  small  number  of  Castilians  who  are  in
search  of  Zara  appear;  they  seize  her,  and,  raising  their
ewords,  are  about  to  pul  an  end  to  her  hated  existence  j
but  suddenly  withholding  their  arms,  they  seem  reluctant
to  stain  their  swords  with  the  blood  of  a  woman,  even
though  guilty  ns  Zara.  Fanhs  arrives;  he  approves  of
their  forbearance,  and  orders  Zara  to  be  seized  and  led
to  her  fate.  Zara  for  a  moment  eludes  her  enemies,
snatches  a  poniard  from  the  hand  of  one  of  them,  stabs
herself  to  the  heart,  and  is  borne  off  expiring.
Morico,  with  a  number  of  Moors  who  have  been  made
prisoners,  follow  Fanba  in  expectation  of  having  their  fates
decided.  They  are  condemned  to  banishment,  and  guards
lead  them  oif  after  the  body  of  Zara  has  been  removed.
