Dryden and the Queen's Bacchanal Indecency in The Tempest
The passage discusses Dryden's depiction of the queen's indecent Bacchic revels with Latian ladies, their retreat to the country, and their extravagant religious mockery. It notes the poet's dramatic portrayal of immorality and ends with the shameful, self-inflicted death of the principal actress as a result of guilt, blasphemy, and despair.